A place in Assyria from which colonies were brought to Samaria (2 Kings 17:24). It is probably the same with Ivah (18:34; 19:13; Isa. 37:13). It has been identified with Hit on the Euphrates.
Easton’s Bible Dictionary
Ava
Name meaningor Ivah, iniquity
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