Word Study · Strong's H5755 · Hebrew
עִוָּה
Ivvah
iv-vaw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʻIvvâh
“Ivvah or Avva, a region of Assyria”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Ivvah or Avva, a region of Assyria
Rendered in the KJV as
Ava, Ivah.
- 4occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 2 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 4 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- וְעִוָּֽה׃2
- וּמֵעַוָּ֤א1
- וְעִוָּ֑ה1
How it is rendered · 2
- and Ivvah3
- and from Avva1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)3
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)1
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- HC/Npl · 3
- HC/R/Npl · 1
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The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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2 Kings3 occurrences
- 2 Kings 17:24וּמֵעַוָּ֤אumeava'conjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)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.here: and from Avva
- 2 Kings 18:34וְעִוָּ֑הveivahconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah? Have they delivered Samaria from my hand?here: and Ivvah
- 2 Kings 19:13וְעִוָּֽה׃veivahconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Where are the kings of Hamath, Arpad, Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?’”here: and Ivvah