H5755: עִוָּה
ʻIvvâh · pronounced iv-vaw' · “Ivvah”
Definition
Ivvah or Avva, a region of Assyria
KJV translates it as: Ava, Ivah.
Word origin: or עַוָּא; (2 Kings 17:24), for H5754 (עַוָּה);
Extended definition
a city conquered by the Assyrians
Also named: av.vim (עַוִּים "Avvite" H5761I)
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H5755 is translated
- ivvah ×3
- avva ×1
Bible verses with H5755 (ʻIvvâh)
ʻivvâh appears in 4 verses.
- 2 Kings 17:24
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.
- 2 Kings 18:34
Where 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 19:13
Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivah?
- Isaiah 37:13
Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arphad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah?