עִוָּהʻIvvâh
proper name [of a location]: city conquered by Assyrians (2 Kings 17:24; 2 Kings 18:34; 2 Kings 19:13; Isaiah 37:13)
Pronunciation: iv-vaw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5755
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 4 times in the Bible.
- 2 Kings 17:24 The king of Assyria transported groups of people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim and resettled them in the towns of Samaria, replacing the people of Israel. They took possession of Samaria and lived in its towns.
- 2 Kings 18:34 What happened to the gods of Hamath and Arpad? And what about the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah? Did any god rescue Samaria from my power?
- 2 Kings 19:13 What happened to the king of Hamath and the king of Arpad? What happened to the kings of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?”
- Isaiah 37:13 What happened to the king of Hamath and the king of Arpad? What happened to the kings of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?”
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).