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נִינְוֵה H5210

H5210 is the Hebrew word נִינְוֵה, transliterated Nîynᵉvêh and said nee-nev-ay'. The King James Version most often renders it nineveh.

Word: נִינְוֵהTransliteration: NîynᵉvêhSaid: nee-nev-ay'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 15 verses

What it means

Nineveh, the capital of Assyria.

Where it comes from

of foreign origin.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 16 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

nineveh 13×between nineveh 1×now nineveh 1×through nineveh 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: Nineveh.

Verses using נִינְוֵה

All 15 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 10:11 · KJV

Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah,

Genesis 10:12 · KJV

And Resen between Nineveh and Calah: the same is a great city.

2 Kings 19:36 · KJV

So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh.

Jonah 1:2 · KJV

Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.

Jonah 3:2 · KJV

Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee.

Jonah 3:3 · KJV

So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of the LORD. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city of three days’ journey.

Jonah 3:4 · KJV

And Jonah began to enter into the city a day’s journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.

Jonah 3:5 · KJV

So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.

Jonah 3:6 · KJV

For word came unto the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and covered him with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.

Jonah 3:7 · KJV

And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink water:

Jonah 4:11 · KJV

And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle?

Nahum 1:1 · KJV

The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.

Nahum 2:8 · KJV

But Nineveh is of old like a pool of water: yet they shall flee away. Stand, stand, shall they cry; but none shall look back.

Nahum 3:7 · KJV

And it shall come to pass, that all they that look upon thee shall flee from thee, and say, Nineveh is laid waste: who will bemoan her? whence shall I seek comforters for thee?

Zephaniah 2:13 · KJV

And he will stretch out his hand against the north, and destroy Assyria; and will make Nineveh a desolation, and dry like a wilderness.

Common questions

What does Strong's H5210 mean?

H5210 is the Hebrew word נִינְוֵה (Nîynᵉvêh), meaning Nineveh, the capital of Assyria.

How is H5210 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it nineveh (13 times), between nineveh (1 time), now nineveh (1 time), through nineveh (1 time).

How many times does H5210 appear in the Bible?

נִינְוֵה (Nîynᵉvêh) is tagged in 15 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H5210 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: of foreign origin.

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