Nineveh in Hebrew is נִינְוֵה (nin'vé).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
נִינְוֵה
nin'vé
name · feminine
In English
Nineveh
/ˈnɪnɪvə/ /ˈnɪnəvə/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for Nineveh as a name.
ancient capital of Assyria
- נִינְוֵהנינוהnin'véfeminine
These words come before and after Nineveh in the list.
These are the questions people ask about Nineveh in Hebrew.
How do you say Nineveh in Hebrew?
Nineveh in Hebrew is נִינְוֵה, said nin'vé. Without vowel points it is written נינוה.
Is נינוה masculine or feminine?
The word נינוה is feminine.
How is Nineveh pronounced in English?
Nineveh is pronounced /ˈnɪnɪvə/, /ˈnɪnəvə/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry Nineveh and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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