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nīnᵊwēh נִינְוֵה ‘Nineveh’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: of foreign origin

nīnᵊwēh pr n loc
Nineveh = "abode of Ninus"
1) capital of the ancient kingdom of Assyria; located on the east bank of the Tigris river, 550 miles (880 km) from its mouth and 250 miles (400 km) north of Babylon

Mentioned in Genesis 10:11, 10:12 2 Kings 19:36 Isaiah 37:37 Jonah 3:7, 4:11, 3:6, 3:4, 3:5, 1:2, 3:2, 3:3 Nahum 2:9, 3:7, 1:1 Zephaniah 2:13

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