Strong H5761H5761Iעַוִּים
Avvite
One of the 3 senses of Strong H5761
- Transliteration
- ‛avviym
- Pronunciation
- av-veem'
- Morphology
- Proper Name of a Location in Gentilic sense
Definition
Group of iv.vah (עַוָּה "Ivvah" H5755)
Meaning of the name
Avim = "ruins"
General definition
Plural of H5757; Avvim (as inhabited by {Avvites}) a place in Palestine (with the article prefixed): - Avim.
In the biblical story
Ivvah
City conquered by Assyria, people resettled in Samaria.
Ivvah (or Avva) was a city conquered by Assyria, whose people were resettled in Samaria. (2 Kings 18:34, 19:13; Isaiah 37:13; 2 Kings 17:24, 31)