What does נִינְוֵה mean in the Bible?
נִינְוֵה is a Hebrew word meaning "Nineveh , the capital of Assyria".
Hebrew · H5210
נִינְוֵה
Nineveh , the capital of Assyria
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נִינְוֵה H5210
What does נִינְוֵה mean in the Bible?
נִינְוֵה is a Hebrew word meaning "Nineveh , the capital of Assyria".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5210?
The BSB source-word alignment has 17 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Nineveh (6), of Nineveh (4), to Nineveh (2), against Nineveh (1), and Nineveh (1).
Where does נִינְוֵה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 10:11. Its strongest book concentrations include Jonah (9), Nahum (3), Genesis (2), 2 Kings (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It Nineveh 6× Genesis 10:11, Genesis 10:12, Jonah 3:3, Nahum 2:8
of Nineveh 4× Jonah 1:2, Jonah 3:2, Jonah 3:6, Jonah 4:11
to Nineveh 2× 2 Kings 19:36, Isaiah 37:37
against Nineveh 1× Nahum 1:1
and Nineveh 1× Jonah 3:4
And the Ninevites 1× Jonah 3:5
in Nineveh 1× Jonah 3:7
Now Nineveh 1× Jonah 3:3
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 10:11 נִ֣ינְוֵ֔ה to Nineveh Noun - proper - feminine singular Genesis 10:12 נִֽינְוֵ֖ה to Nineveh Noun - proper - feminine singular 2 Kings 19:36 בְּנִֽינְוֵֽה׃ to to Nineveh Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular Isaiah 37:37 בְּנִֽינְוֵֽה׃ to to Nineveh Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular Jonah 1:2 נִֽינְוֵ֛ה to of Nineveh Noun - proper - feminine singular Jonah 3:2 נִֽינְוֵ֖ה to of Nineveh Noun - proper - feminine singular Jonah 3:3 נִֽינְוֶ֖ה to Nineveh Noun - proper - feminine singular Jonah 3:3 וְנִֽינְוֵ֗ה to Now Nineveh Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular Jonah 3:4 וְנִֽינְוֵ֖ה to and Nineveh Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular Jonah 3:5 נִֽינְוֵ֖ה to And the Ninevites Noun - proper - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 10:11
Aligned rows 17
Books represented 6
Genesis 2 2 Kings 1 Isaiah 1 Jonah 9 Nahum 3 Zephaniah 1
Source forms
נִֽינְוֵ֖ה 3x nî·nə·wêh Genesis 10:12, Jonah 3:2, Jonah 3:5
בְּנִֽינְוֵֽה׃ 2x bə·nî·nə·wêh 2 Kings 19:36, Isaiah 37:37
נִֽינְוֵ֔ה 2x nî·nə·wêh Jonah 3:6, Nahum 3:7
בְּנִֽינְוֵ֔ה 1x bə·nî·nə·wêh Jonah 3:7
וְנִֽינְוֵ֗ה 1x wə·nî·nə·wêh Jonah 3:3
וְנִֽינְוֵ֖ה 1x wə·nî·nə·wêh Jonah 3:4
וְנִינְוֵ֥ה 1x wə·nî·nə·wêh Nahum 2:8
נִ֣ינְוֵ֔ה 1x nî·nə·wêh Genesis 10:11
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - feminine singular 11x Genesis 10:11, Genesis 10:12, Jonah 1:2, Jonah 3:2
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular 3x Jonah 3:3, Jonah 3:4, Nahum 2:8
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular 3x 2 Kings 19:36, Isaiah 37:37, Jonah 3:7
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Nineveh , the capital of Assyria
Source Gloss
Nineveh , the capital of Assyria
Extended definition
Nineveh.
Word Origins
נִינְוֵה is of foreign origin - no further derivation.
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
G3535 LXX equivalent Greek
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain