Strong's Hebrew: 5210. נִינְוֵה (Nineveh) -- Nineveh
Strong's Lexicon
Nineveh: Nineveh
Original Word: נִינְוֵה
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Niynveh
Pronunciation: nee-NEH-veh
Phonetic Spelling: (nee-nev-ay')
Definition: Nineveh
Meaning: Nineveh
Word Origin: Of foreign origin
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Nineveh in the Strong's Concordance, as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew text. However, the city is mentioned in the Greek Septuagint and the New Testament in the context of Jonah's account (e.g., Matthew 12:41).
Usage: Nineveh is a significant city mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, known as the capital of the ancient Assyrian Empire. It is often associated with themes of repentance and divine judgment. Nineveh is most famously known for its role in the Book of Jonah, where it is depicted as a large and wicked city that ultimately repents at the preaching of Jonah.
Cultural and Historical Background: Nineveh was one of the oldest and greatest cities of antiquity, located on the eastern bank of the Tigris River in what is now modern-day Iraq. It reached its peak during the reign of King Sennacherib (705–681 BC) and was a center of commerce, culture, and power. The city was known for its impressive walls and palaces, as well as its role as a hub of Assyrian military might. Nineveh's fall in 612 BC marked the end of the Assyrian Empire, as it was conquered by a coalition of Babylonians, Medes, and others.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of foreign or
Definition
capital of Assyr.
NASB Translation
Nineveh (17).
Brown-Driver-Briggs
נִינְוֵה proper name, of a location Nineveh, capital of Assyria (Assyrian Ninâ, Ninua, Ninû, compare SchrCOT Glossary DlPar 260); — Genesis 10:11,12 (J), 2 Kings 19:36 = Isaiah 37:37; Nahum 1:1; Nahum 2:9; Nahum 3:7; Zephaniah 2:13; Jonah 1:2; Jonah 3:3a; Jonah 3:4,5,6,7, called הָעִיר הַגְּדוֺלָה Jonah 3:3a 3b Jonah 4:11 (compare 3a Jonah 3:4f.); ᵐ5 Νινευη, ᵐ5L Νινευι. Site on east bank of Tigris marked by mounds Neby Yunus and Kuyundjik, opposite Mosul. compare LayardNineveh and its Remains, 1848; Monuments of Nineveh 1849 f. Billerbeck u. JeremiasBAS iii. 1 (1895), 107 ff.
ניס see נוס
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Nineveh
Of foreign origin; Nineveh, the capital of Assyria -- Nineveh.
Forms and Transliterations
בְּנִֽינְוֵ֔ה בְּנִֽינְוֵֽה׃ בנינוה בנינוה׃ וְנִֽינְוֵ֖ה וְנִֽינְוֵ֗ה וְנִינְוֵ֥ה ונינוה נִ֣ינְוֵ֔ה נִֽינְוֵ֑ה נִֽינְוֵ֔ה נִֽינְוֵ֖ה נִֽינְוֵ֛ה נִֽינְוֵה֙ נִֽינְוֶ֖ה נִינְוֵ֖ה נינוה bə·nî·nə·wêh beNineVeh bənînəwêh nî·nə·weh nî·nə·wêh nineVeh nînəweh nînəwêh ninVeh venineVeh wə·nî·nə·wêh wənînəwêh
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Englishman's Concordance
Genesis 10:11
HEB: וַיִּ֙בֶן֙ אֶת־ נִ֣ינְוֵ֔ה וְאֶת־ רְחֹבֹ֥ת
NAS: and built Nineveh and Rehoboth-Ir
KJV: and builded Nineveh, and the city
INT: Assyria and built Nineveh and Rehoboth-Ir and the city
Genesis 10:12
HEB: רֶ֔סֶן בֵּ֥ין נִֽינְוֵ֖ה וּבֵ֣ין כָּ֑לַח
NAS: between Nineveh and Calah;
KJV: And Resen between Nineveh and Calah:
INT: and Resen between Nineveh between and Calah
2 Kings 19:36
HEB: אַשּׁ֑וּר וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב בְּנִֽינְוֵֽה׃
NAS: [home], and lived at Nineveh.
KJV: and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh.
INT: of Assyria and lived Nineveh
Isaiah 37:37
HEB: אַשּׁ֑וּר וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב בְּנִֽינְוֵֽה׃
NAS: [home] and lived at Nineveh.
KJV: and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh.
INT: of Assyria and lived Nineveh
Jonah 1:2
HEB: לֵ֧ךְ אֶל־ נִֽינְוֵ֛ה הָעִ֥יר הַגְּדוֹלָ֖ה
NAS: Arise, go to Nineveh the great city
KJV: Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city,
INT: go to Nineveh city the great
Jonah 3:2
HEB: לֵ֥ךְ אֶל־ נִֽינְוֵ֖ה הָעִ֣יר הַגְּדוֹלָ֑ה
NAS: Arise, go to Nineveh the great city
KJV: go unto Nineveh, that great
INT: go to Nineveh city the great
Jonah 3:3
HEB: וַיֵּ֛לֶךְ אֶל־ נִֽינְוֶ֖ה כִּדְבַ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה
NAS: and went to Nineveh according to the word
KJV: and went unto Nineveh, according to the word
INT: and went to Nineveh to the word of the LORD
Jonah 3:3
HEB: כִּדְבַ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה וְנִֽינְוֵ֗ה הָיְתָ֤ה עִיר־
NAS: of the LORD. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly
KJV: of the LORD. Now Nineveh was an exceeding
INT: to the word of the LORD now Nineveh become city
Jonah 3:4
HEB: אַרְבָּעִ֣ים י֔וֹם וְנִֽינְוֵ֖ה נֶהְפָּֽכֶת׃
NAS: days and Nineveh will be overthrown.
KJV: days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.
INT: forty days and Nineveh will be overthrown
Jonah 3:5
HEB: וַֽיַּאֲמִ֛ינוּ אַנְשֵׁ֥י נִֽינְוֵ֖ה בֵּֽאלֹהִ֑ים וַיִּקְרְאוּ־
NAS: Then the people of Nineveh believed
KJV: So the people of Nineveh believed God,
INT: believed the people of Nineveh God called
Jonah 3:6
HEB: אֶל־ מֶ֣לֶך נִֽינְוֵ֔ה וַיָּ֙קָם֙ מִכִּסְא֔וֹ
NAS: the king of Nineveh, he arose
KJV: unto the king of Nineveh, and he arose
INT: about the king of Nineveh arose his throne
Jonah 3:7
HEB: וַיַּזְעֵ֗ק וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ בְּנִֽינְוֵ֔ה מִטַּ֧עַם הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ
NAS: and it said, In Nineveh by the decree
KJV: and published through Nineveh by the decree
INT: issued said Nineveh the decree of the king
Jonah 4:11
HEB: אָח֔וּס עַל־ נִינְוֵ֖ה הָעִ֣יר הַגְּדוֹלָ֑ה
NAS: Should I not have compassion on Nineveh, the great
KJV: And should not I spare Nineveh, that great
INT: spare and Nineveh city great
Nahum 1:1
HEB: מַשָּׂ֖א נִֽינְוֵ֑ה סֵ֧פֶר חֲז֛וֹן
NAS: The oracle of Nineveh. The book
KJV: The burden of Nineveh. The book
INT: the oracle of Nineveh the book of the vision
Nahum 2:8
HEB: וְנִינְוֵ֥ה כִבְרֵֽכַת־ מַ֖יִם
NAS: Though Nineveh [was] like a pool
KJV: But Nineveh [is] of old like a pool
INT: Nineveh A pool of water
Nahum 3:7
HEB: וְאָמַר֙ שָׁדְּדָ֣ה נִֽינְוֵ֔ה מִ֖י יָנ֣וּד
NAS: from you and say, 'Nineveh is devastated!
KJV: from thee, and say, Nineveh is laid waste:
INT: and say is devastated Nineveh Who will grieve
Zephaniah 2:13
HEB: וְיָשֵׂ֤ם אֶת־ נִֽינְוֵה֙ לִשְׁמָמָ֔ה צִיָּ֖ה
NAS: And He will make Nineveh a desolation,
KJV: and will make Nineveh a desolation,
INT: Assyria will make Nineveh A desolation Parched