HebrewH5755Noun

עַוָּה

iv.vah

4Occurrences
H5755Strong's #
NounPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Ivvah or Avva, a region of Assyria

or עַוָּא; (2 Kings 17:24), for H5754 (עַוָּה);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
Ava or Ivah = "ruin" a city conquered by the Assyrians Also named: av.vim (*עַוִּים *"Avvite" H5761I)

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun

Morphology Code

N:N--L

Full Description

N:N--L

Occurrences

עַוָּה appears 4 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

2 Kings
3
Isaiah
1

Key Passages

2 Kings 17:24BSB

Then the king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim and settled them in the towns of Samaria to replace the Israelites. They took possession of Samaria and lived in its towns.

2 Kings 18:34BSB

Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah? Have they delivered Samaria from my hand?

2 Kings 19:13BSB

Where are the kings of Hamath, Arpad, Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?’”

Isaiah 37:13BSB

Where are the kings of Hamath, Arpad, Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?’”

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