ʻIvvâh — H5755

Definition

locative proper noun

Ivvah or Avva, a region of Assyria

1. Ava or Ivah = "ruin"
2. a city conquered by the Assyrians

Usually translated as

Ivah, Ava

Origin

or ʻAvvâʼ; (2 Kings 17:24), for H5754

• ʻavvâh (H5754)

Occurrences

ʻIvvâh occurs 4 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 2 Kings (3), Isaiah (1)

• 2 Kings 17:24 — And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Ava (וּמֵעַוָּ֤א), 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 (וְעִוָּ֑ה)? 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 (וְעִוָּֽה)?
• 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 (וְעִוָּֽה)?