How to Pronounce Nineveh
NIHN-eh-veh
Nineveh is pronounced NIHN-eh-veh (ˈnɪnəvə): three syllables, stress on the first. Also heard: NIH-neh-vah, NIN-eh-vuh.
What does Nineveh mean?
Nineveh means “handsome; agreeable”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Where was Nineveh?
Nineveh was a great Assyrian city, built by Asshur (Genesis 10:11). God sent Jonah to preach against its wickedness, calling it an exceeding great city of three days' journey (Jonah 1:2, Jonah 3:3), and the prophet Nahum later pronounced a burden of judgment against it (Nahum 1:1).
Also pronounced
NIH-neh-vah
NIN-eh-vuh
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