Dictionary
Search the dictionary or encyclopedia
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"- 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