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Meaning and etymology of the name Nineveh
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Nineveh 
Nineveh is the capital of Assyria, built by Nimrod (Genesis 10:10). It's also the city to which Jonah was sent (Jonah 1:2).
"The beginning of his kingdom was Babel and Erech and Accad and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. From that land he went forth into Assyria, and built Nineveh and Rehoboth-Ir and Calah, and Resen between Nineveh and Calah; that is the great city." - Genesis 10:10-12
In cognate languages the city of Nineveh was known as Nina, Ninua or Ninu, so the Hebrew rendering of Nineveh should be expected to be a meaningless transliteration more than a deliberate name. However, the form Nineveh may have reminded a Hebrew audience of a combination of  (nin) and  (naweh):
(nin) means offspring, from the root  (nun) meaning propagate, increase. (nun).
(naweh) means dwelling, from the root (nawa) meaning keep at home.
Jones' Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names reads Offspring's Habitation, or Habitation Of Ninus, where Ninus is a powerful, historical figure, who remains otherwise unmentioned by the Bible.
NOBS Study Bible Name List and BDB Theological Dictionary do not translate.
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