Ivvah
עַוָּהStrong’s H5755ivvah (iv-vah)
Appears in 4 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Ivvah is the Hebrew word usually translated “ivvah” and “from avva”. It appears in 4 verses of the Old Testament.
“And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel: and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in the cities thereof.”
Meaning
- Ava or Ivah = "ruin"
How it's translated
- and ivvah 3
- and from avva 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Kings 3
- Isaiah 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 2 Kings 18:34Where are the gods of Hamath, and of Arpad? where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah? have they delivered Samaria out of mine hand?
- 2 Kings 19:13Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivah?
- Isaiah 37:13Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arphad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah?
Hebrew dictionary
עַוָּה ivvah · Ivvah
Ava or Ivah = "ruin" a city conquered by the Assyrians Also named: av.vim (עַוִּים "Avvite" H5761I)
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.