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Nineveh
Biblical Persons & Places
Nineveh
Nineveh
A location first mentioned at Gen.10.11;
referred to as Nineveh (נִינְוֵה), or Rehoboth/-Ir (KJV= "city Rehoboth," NIV= Rehoboth Ir) (רְחֹבוֹת עִיר), or Nineveh (Νινευΐ), or Nineveh (Νινευΐτης).
Strong's Definition
Nineveh, the capital of Assyria
Derivation: of foreign origin;
KJV Usage: Nineveh.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Nineveh = "abode of Ninus"
1) capital of the ancient kingdom of Assyria; located on the east bank of the Tigris river, 550 miles (880 km) from its mouth and 250 miles (400 km) north of Babylon
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
§ Nineveh = "abode of Ninus"
capital of the ancient kingdom of Assyria; located on the east bank of the Tigris river, 550 miles (880 km) from its mouth and 250 miles (400 km) north of Babylon
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
נִינְוֵה
ný̂ynevêh
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
Part of Speech: noun proper locative
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: of foreign origin
Total KJV Occurrences: 17