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Meaning, origin and etymology of the name Casluhim
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Casluhim 
The Casluhim are mentioned only once (or twice) in the Bible. In Genesis 10:14 they are listed under the descendants of Mizraim, son of Ham, son of Noah. The second time the Casluhim are mentioned in the Bible is in the mirror text of 1 Chronicles 1:2.
The etymology of this name is uncertain. Jones' Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names cites Jerome and reads Their Boundary Protected.
Fuerst's Hebrew & Chaldee lexicon to the Old Testament assumes relations with cognate words ks meaning mountain, and lh meaning to lighten burn, shine, make dry. The whole name would mean Dry, Barren Mountain.
Both the NOBS Study Bible Name List and BDB Theological Dictionary remain quiet about a possible meaning.
To a Hebrew audience, however, the dominant segment  , which comprises the initial part of the name, looks a lot like the verb (kasal), meaning to be foolish (Jeremiah 10:8). Derivatives include (kesel), meaning confidence (curiously enough; there are other Hebrew words meaning confidence or certainty and this noun probably denotes a kind of blind trust; Proverbs 3:26);  (kesil), meaning fool or dullard;  (kesilut), meaning stupidity.
Since all other meanings are deeply hidden, to a Hebrew audience this name must have sounded similar to Bunch Of Morons.
And if that isn't bad enough, the segment  (salah) means forgive, pardon. Together with the particle  (ke), as if, like, the name would also means As If They Forgive, which seems to express a doubt and doesn't sound very positive.
Another note of interest is that another derivation from the above mentioned root is the word (kesil), meaning either the general constellations, or more specific the constellation Orion. Perhaps as a response to the mythology of the surrounding nations, Egypt for instance, the Hebrew word for Orion is exactly the same as the Hebrew word for fool.
The Casluhim are the Fools.
Another name that may have to do with the constellation Orion is that of the mysterious race of the Nephilim.
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