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Lexicon :: Strong's H5210 - nînvê

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נִינְוֵה
Transliteration
nînvê
Pronunciation
nee-nev-ay'
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Part of Speech
proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of foreign origin
Strong’s Definitions

נִינְוֵה Nîynᵉvêh, nee-nev-ay'; of foreign origin; Nineveh, the capital of Assyria:—Nineveh.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x

The KJV translates Strong's H5210 in the following manner: Nineveh (17x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x
The KJV translates Strong's H5210 in the following manner: Nineveh (17x).

  1. 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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
נִינְוֵה Nîynᵉvêh, nee-nev-ay'; of foreign origin; Nineveh, the capital of Assyria:—Nineveh.
STRONGS H5210: Abbreviations
† נִינְוֵה proper name, of a location Nineveh, capital of Assyria (Assyrian Ninâ, Ninua, Ninû, compare SchrCOT Glossary DlPar 260); — Genesis 10:11, 12 (J), 2 Kings 19:36 = Isaiah 37:37; Nahum 1:1; Nahum 2:9; Nahum 3:7; Zephaniah 2:13; Jonah 1:2; Jonah 3:3a; Jonah 3:4, 5, 6, 7, called הָעִיר הַגְּדוֺלָה Jonah 3:3a Jonah 3:3b Jonah 4:11 (compare Jonah 3:3a Jonah 3:4f.); Greek Version of the LXX Νινευη, LXX of Lucian (Lag.) Νινευι. Site on east bank of Tigris marked by mounds Neby Yunus and Kuyundjik, opposite Mosul. compare LayardNineveh and its Remains, 1848; Monuments of Nineveh 1849 f. Billerbeck u. JeremiasBAS iii. 1 (1895), 107 ff..
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

10:11; 10:12

2 Kings

19:36

Isaiah

37:37

Jonah

1:2; 3:3; 3:3; 3:3; 3:3; 3:4; 3:4; 3:5; 3:6; 3:7; 4:11

Nahum

1:1; 2:9; 3:7

Zephaniah

2:13

H5210

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H5210 matches the Hebrew נִינְוֵה (nînvê),
which occurs 17 times in 16 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 10:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 10:11 - From that land he went to Assyria, where he built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir,[fn] Calah

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 10:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 10:12 - and Resen, which is between Nineveh and Calah—which is the great city.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 19:36

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:36 - So Sennacherib king of Assyria broke camp and withdrew. He returned to Nineveh and stayed there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 37:37

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:37 - So Sennacherib king of Assyria broke camp and withdrew. He returned to Nineveh and stayed there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 1:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:2 - “Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 3:2 - “Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message I give you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 3:3 - Jonah obeyed the word of the LORD and went to Nineveh. Now Nineveh was a very large city; it took three days to go through it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 3:4 - Jonah began by going a day’s journey into the city, proclaiming, “Forty more days and Nineveh will be overthrown.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 3:5 - The Ninevites believed God. A fast was proclaimed, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 3:6 - When Jonah’s warning reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, took off his royal robes, covered himself with sackcloth and sat down in the dust.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 3:7 - This is the proclamation he issued in Nineveh: “By the decree of the king and his nobles: Do not let people or animals, herds or flocks, taste anything; do not let them eat or drink.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 4:11 - And should I not have concern for the great city of Nineveh, in which there are more than a hundred and twenty thousand people who cannot tell their right hand from their left—and also many animals?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 1:1

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 1:1 - A prophecy concerning Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:8 - Nineveh is like a pool whose water is draining away. “Stop! Stop!” they cry, but no one turns back.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:7 - All who see you will flee from you and say, ‘Nineveh is in ruins—who will mourn for her?’ Where can I find anyone to comfort you?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:13 - He will stretch out his hand against the north and destroy Assyria, leaving Nineveh utterly desolate and dry as the desert.
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