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Brown-Driver-Briggs /Thayer Dictionary - נִינְוֵה

נִינְוֵה

H5210

Transliteration: Nîynᵉvêh

Pronunciation: nee-nev-ay'

Definition: Nineveh


Original: נינוה

Transliteration: nı̂ynevêh

Phonetic: nee-nev-ay'

BDB Definition:

Nineveh = "abode of Ninus"
  1. capital of the ancient kingdom of Assyria; located on the east bank of the Tigris river, 550 miles (880 kilometers) from its mouth and 250 miles (400 kilometers) north of Babylon

Origin: of foreign origin

TWOT entry: None

Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Location


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