ΝΙΝΕΥΗ, νινευη
NINEUĒ, nineuē
Sounds Like: NIN-eh-veh
Translations: Nineveh
From the root: ΝΙΝΕΥΗ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: Nineveh was an ancient Assyrian city, the capital of the Neo-Assyrian Empire. It was located on the eastern bank of the Tigris River and was one of the greatest cities of the ancient world. In biblical texts, it is often referred to as a great city, notably in the Book of Jonah, where Jonah is sent to preach repentance to its inhabitants.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative. This form can function as the subject of a sentence (Nominative) or as the object of a preposition like 'εἰς' (into/to) which takes the Accusative case.
Strong’s number: G3536 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Judith — 1:1, 2:21
- Tobit — 1:3, 1:10, 1:17, 1:19, 1:22, 7:3, 11:1, 11:15, 11:16, 11:18, 14:2, 14:4, 14:9, 14:15
- Isaiah — 37:37
- Jonah — 1:2, 3:3, 3:4, 3:5, 3:6, 3:7, 4:11
- Nahum — 1:1, 2:9, 3:7
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Genesis — 10:11, 10:12
- 2 Kings — 19:36
- Judith — 1:1, 2:21
- Tobit — 1:3, 1:3, 1:10, 1:10, 1:17, 1:17, 1:19, 1:19, 1:22, 1:22, 7:3, 7:3, 11:1, 11:1, 11:15, 11:16, 11:16, 11:17, 11:17, 14:1, 14:4, 14:4, 14:8, 14:8, 14:10, 14:15, 14:15
- Isaiah — 37:37
- Jonah — 1:2, 3:2, 3:3, 3:4, 3:5, 3:6, 3:7, 4:11
- Nahum — 1:1, 2:9, 3:7
- Zephaniah — 2:13
From the same root
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