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Cuthah

Biblical
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

An ancient city whose people were resettled in Samaria by Assyrian conquerors.

Detailed Definition
Cuthah represents the foreign origins of the Samaritans (2 Kings 17). In poetry, it symbolizes displacement, syncretism, and the complex identity of mixed peoples, often evoking themes of exile, cultural blending, and contested purity.
Example
Example in poetry:
Cuthah—city whose people became Samaritans—inspires poetry on syncretism: “From Cuthah came gods and settlers, mixing worship like muddy water”; A poem on identity: “The Cuthahites built altars to Yahweh and Adrammelech—confused, but seeking”; In a historical reflection: “Cuthah’s legacy is the Samaritan woman at the well—outsider, yet first evangelist”; Modern parallel: “Our Cuthah is the place where faith becomes cultural cocktail.”
Additional Notes
Cuthah (2 Kings 17:24, 30) was an Assyrian city whose people were resettled in Samaria after Israel’s fall, bringing their god Nergal. They became part of the Samaritan mix. In poetry, Cuthah symbolizes forced migration, syncretism, and the origins of religious hybridity that later fueled Jewish-Samaritan tensions.
Also Known As
Cuth Cutha
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