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 ; Isaiah 37:13 ). It has been identified with Hit on the Euphrates.

These dictionary topics are from
M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.