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Ava — the meaning of the Hebrew name עִוָּה

עִוָּה

ʻIvvâh · pronounced iv-vaw' · Strong's H5755 · a place · also spelled Ivah

Ava means Ivvah or Avva, a region of Assyria.

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עַוָּה ʻavvâh (for, H5754) — overthrow open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

or עַוָּא; (2 Kings 17:24), for H5754; Ivvah or Avva, a region of Assyria.

First appearance

2Kgs 17:24 And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel: and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in the cities thereof. (KJV)

Every verse that names Ava

4 occurrences in 4 verses — 2 Kings, Isaiah

2Kgs 17:242Kgs 18:342Kgs 19:13Isa 37:13

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