Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:
(water). The place on the Euphrates whence the captives started, on their second return (Ezra 8:15-21).
Concise Bible Dictionary:
Place or river near which Ezra rested 3 days prior to his journey from Babylon to Jerusalem (Ezra 8:15, 21, 31). It has been thought to be the same as AVA and IVAH, and to be identified with Hit on the Euphrates, 33° 35' N, 42° 50' E.
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Meaning:
probably of foreign origin; Ahava, a river of Babylonia
Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:
I shall subsist
Potts’ Bible Proper Names:
Constant flowing; river; generation:―a river of Babylonia, Ezra 8:15. {Defluxus continuus}