Nineveh — the meaning of the Hebrew name נִינְוֵה

נִינְוֵה

Nîynᵉvêh · pronounced nee-nev-ay' · Strong's H5210 · a place

Nineveh means Nineveh, the capital of Assyria.

Strong's definition

of foreign origin; Nineveh, the capital of Assyria.

First appearance

Gen 10:11 Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah, (KJV)

Every verse that names Nineveh

16 occurrences in 16 verses — Genesis, 2 Kings, Isaiah, Jonah, Nahum, Zephaniah

Gen 10:11Gen 10:122Kgs 19:36Isa 37:37Jonah 1:2Jonah 3:2Jonah 3:3Jonah 3:4Jonah 3:5Jonah 3:6Jonah 3:7Jonah 4:11Nah 1:1Nah 2:9Nah 3:7Zeph 2:13

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