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Strong's Lexicon nabi: Prophet Original Word: נָבִיא Part of Speech: Noun Masculine Transliteration: nabiy' Pronunciation: nah-BEE Phonetic Spelling: (naw-bee') Definition: Prophet Meaning: a prophet, inspired man Word Origin: Derived from the root נָבָא (naba), meaning "to prophesy" or "to speak by divine inspiration." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G4396 (προφήτης, prophētēs): The Greek equivalent of "nabi," used in the New Testament to describe prophets, including John the Baptist and Jesus as the ultimate prophet. Usage: The term "nabi" refers to a prophet, an individual chosen by God to deliver His messages to the people. Prophets in the Hebrew Bible served as God's spokespersons, conveying divine will, guidance, warnings, and future events. They played a crucial role in maintaining the covenant relationship between God and Israel, often calling the people back to faithfulness and obedience. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, prophets were integral to the religious and social fabric. They were often called during times of crisis or moral decline to remind the people of God's laws and promises. Prophets like Moses, Samuel, Elijah, and Isaiah were pivotal figures who shaped the spiritual and political landscape of Israel. Their messages were not only predictive but also instructive, focusing on justice, repentance, and the coming of the Messiah. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from an unused word Definition a spokesman, speaker, prophet NASB Translation prophecy (1), prophesy (1), prophet (165), prophets (147). Brown-Driver-Briggs נָבִיא306 noun masculine spokesman, speaker, prophet — ׳נ Genesis 20:7 155t.; suffix נְבִיאֶ֑ךָ Exodus 7:1; plural נְבִיאִים Numbers 11:29 82t.; נְנִאִים Jeremiah 27:18 16t.; suffix נְבִיאַי Psalm 105:15; נְבִיָאו 1 Kings 22:22; נְבִיאָו֯ 2 Kings 17:13, etc.; — 1 genuine prophet of ׳י, נביא, anciently called רֹאֶה, 1 Samuel 9:9 (antiquarian note); change probably occurred in times of Elijah and is first reflected in Ehpraimitic source literally as applied to Abraham Genesis 20:7; Moses Deuteronomy 34:10, M. and other early prophets. Hosea 6:5; Hosea 12:11 (twice in verse); Hosea 12:14 (twice in verse); Amos 2:11,12; of prophets in ecstatic state Numbers 12:6 (E), Numbers 11:24 (JE). So in Judaic literature, of prophet like Moses Deuteronomy 18:15,18 (D), of Aaron (as mouthpiece of Moses) Exodus 7:1 (P), of Samuel 1 Samuel 3:20, an unknown Judges 6:8; in time of Samuel prophets were organized in bands: חֶבֶל נביאים 1 Samuel 10:5, 10:10; ׳להקת הנ 1 Samuel 19:20; and in time of Elijah were בְּנֵי הַנְּבִיאִים = members of prophets' guilds 1 Kings 20:35; 2 Kings 2:3,5,7,15; 2 Kings 4:1,38 (twice in verse); נָבִיא of Genuine prophets (besides phrases), in Judaic prophets, only Jeremiah, Jeremiah 1:5; Ezekiel, Ezekiel 2:5 = Ezekiel 33:33; of ancient prophets Jeremiah 28:8,9 (3 t. in verse); Zechariah 1:6; Zechariah 8:9; especially הנביאים הראשׁנים Zechariah 1:4; Zechariah 7:7,12, compare הנביאים עבדי(וׅ my (his) servants the prophets 2 Kings 9:7; 2 Kings 17:13,23; 2 Kings 21:10; 2 Kings 24:2 (all RD) Ezra 9:11; Jeremiah 7:25; Jeremiah 25:4; Jeremiah 26:5; Jeremiah 29:19; Jeremiah 35:15; Jeremiah 44:4; Amos 3:7; Zechariah 1:6, compare Ezekiel 38:17; Daniel 9:6; ׳עבדוֺ הַנּ his servant the prophet 1 Kings 14:18; 2 Kings 14:25; הַנָּבִיא with proper name: Jerome, 2Chronicles 36:12; Daniel 9:2 31t. Jeremiah (but ᵐ5 only 4 t., the rest probably redactional, see GieJer. xxvii); Elijah 1 Kings 18:36 (om ᵐ5), 2 Chronicles 21:12; Malachi 3:23; Nathan 2 Samuel 7:2 10t. Samuel and Kings; 4 t. Chronicles; Psalm 51:2 (title); Isaiah, 2 Kings 19:2; 2 Kings 20:1,14 = Isaiah 37:2; Isaiah 38:1; Isaiah 39:1; 2 Kings 20:11; 2Chronicles 26:22; 32:20,32; Habakkuk Habakkuk 1:1; Habakkuk 3:1 (titles); Haggai, Haggai 1:1,3,12; Haggai 2:1,10; Zechariah, Zechariah 1:1,7 (titles); elsewhere several others in Samuel, Kings and Chronicles 15 t.; נביא is used elsewhere of Genuine prophecy only 1 Samuel 9:9 34t. Samuel and Kings; 1 Chronicles 16:22 = Psalm 105:15, + 13 t. Chronicles; Psalm 74:9 complains of absence of ׳נ; לַחְתֹּם חָזוֺן וְנָבִיא Daniel 9:24 see חתם 2 false prophets: prophets as official class, beside priests, character as false prophets: Isaiah 28:7; Jeremiah 2:26; Jeremiah 4:9; Jeremiah 6:13; Jeremiah 8:1,10; Jeremiah 13:13; Jeremiah 14:18; Jeremiah 18:18; Jeremiah 23:11,33,34; Jeremiah 26:7,8,11,16; Jeremiah 32:32; Zechariah 7:3, app. also 2 Kings 23:2; Nehemiah 9:32; Lamentations 2:20; Jeremiah 29:1; Ezekiel 7:26 (in these not characterized); always false (except of ancient and special prophets given above) in Amos 7:14; Hosea 4:5; Hosea 9:7,8; Micah 3:5,6,11; Isaiah 3:2; Isaiah 9:14; Isaiah 29:10; Jeremiah 2:8,30; Jeremiah 5:13,31; Jeremiah 14:13,14,15 (twice in verse); Jeremiah 23:9 16t. Jeremiah 27:9,14,15,16,18; Jeremiah 29:8,15; Jeremiah 37:19; Ezekiel 13:2 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 13:3,4,9,16; Ezekiel 14:4,7,9 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 14:10; Ezekiel 22:25,28; Zephaniah 3:4; Lamentations 2:9,14; Lamentations 4:13; especially discredited Deuteronomy 13:2; Deuteronomy 13:4; Deuteronomy 13:6; Deuteronomy 18:20 (twice in verse); Deuteronomy 18:22 (twice in verse); Zechariah 13:2,4,5; such a prophet Hananiah called הַנָּבִיא Jeremiah 28:1,5,10,12,15,17 ( ᵐ5 omits in all but Jeremiah 28:1, where ψευδοπροφήτης). Usage of prophets themselves gives such a bad flavour to נביא, that we are not surprised that it is absent from exilic Isaiah, the Wisdom Literature, and Psalms (except for special reasons in 3 Psalms given under 1). 3 heathen prophets 1 Kings 18:20; 1 Kings 19:1; 2 Kings 3:13 (twice in verse); נביאי האשׁדה 1 Kings 18:19; נביאי הבעל 1 Kings 18:19,22,25,40; 2 Kings 10:19; 1 Kings 22:6,10,12,13,22,23 2Chron 18:5; 18:9; 18:11; 18:12; 18:21; 18:22. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance prophecy, that prophesy, prophet From naba'; a prophet or (generally) inspired man -- prophecy, that prophesy, prophet. see HEBREW naba' Forms and Transliterations בִּנְבִאָ֑יו בִנְבִיאָ֖יו בַּנְּבִאִֽים׃ בַּנְּבִיאִ֔ים בַּנְּבִיאִֽים׃ בַּנְּבִיאִֽם׃ בנבאיו בנבאים׃ בנביאיו בנביאים בנביאים׃ בנביאם׃ הַ֠נְּבִיאִים הַ֨נְּבִאִ֔ים הַ֨נְּבִיאִ֔ים הַֽנִּבְּאִ֛ים הַנְּבִאִ֔ים הַנְּבִאִ֖ים הַנְּבִאִ֗ים הַנְּבִאִ֛ים הַנְּבִאִ֜ים הַנְּבִאִ֞ים הַנְּבִאִ֣ים ׀ הַנְּבִאִים֙ הַנְּבִאִים֮ הַנְּבִיאִ֑ים הַנְּבִיאִ֔ים הַנְּבִיאִ֖ים הַנְּבִיאִ֖ם הַנְּבִיאִ֗ים הַנְּבִיאִ֛ים הַנְּבִיאִ֞ים הַנְּבִיאִ֣ים הַנְּבִיאִ֤ים הַנְּבִיאִ֥ים הַנְּבִיאִ֨ים הַנְּבִיאִֽים׃ הַנְּבִיאִים֙ הַנְּבִיאִים֮ הַנְּבִיאִם֙ הַנָּבִ֑יא הַנָּבִ֔יא הַנָּבִ֕יא הַנָּבִ֖יא הַנָּבִ֗יא הַנָּבִ֛יא הַנָּבִ֜יא הַנָּבִ֞יא הַנָּבִ֡יא הַנָּבִ֣יא הַנָּבִ֤יא הַנָּבִ֥יא הַנָּבִ֨יא הַנָּבִֽיא׃ הַנָּבִיא֒ הַנָּבִיא֙ הַנָּבִיא֮ הנבאים הנביא הנביא׃ הנביאים הנביאים׃ הנביאם וְ֝לִנְבִיאַי וְהַ֨נְּבִאִ֔ים וְהַנְּבִאִ֖ים וְהַנְּבִאִ֛ים וְהַנְּבִאִים֙ וְהַנְּבִיאִ֔ים וְהַנְּבִיאִ֖ים וְהַנְּבִיאִים֙ וְהַנָּבִ֣יא וְהַנָּבִ֤יא וְלִנְבִיאֵ֥נוּ וְנָבִ֔יא וְנָבִ֖יא וְנָבִ֤יא וְנָבִ֥יא וְנָבִֽיא׃ וְנָבִיא֩ וּבְנָבִ֕יא וּבְנָבִ֖יא וּבִנְבִאֵ֨י וּבִנְבִיאֵ֥י וּבִנְבִיאַ֖י וּמִנָּבִיא֙ וּנְבִֽיאֵיהֶ֑ם וּנְבִיאֵ֖י וּנְבִיאֵ֣י וּנְבִיאֵ֤י וּנְבִיאֵיהֶֽם׃ וּנְבִיאֶ֖יהָ וּנְבִיאֶ֗יהָ ובנבאי ובנביא ובנביאי והנבאים והנביא והנביאים ולנביאי ולנביאנו ומנביא ונביא ונביא׃ ונביאי ונביאיה ונביאיהם ונביאיהם׃ לְנָבִ֖יא לִנְבִיאִ֔ים לִנְבִיאֵ֣י לַנְּבִאִ֞ים לַנָּבִ֖יא לַנָּבִיא֙ לנבאים לנביא לנביאי לנביאים מִנְּבִיאֵ֨י מִנָּבִ֑יא מִנָּבִ֔יא מִנָּבִיא֙ מֵֽהַנְּבִאִ֖ים מהנבאים מנביא מנביאי נְבִ֣יאֲכֶ֔ם נְבִ֣יאֵיכֶ֔ם נְבִֽיאֵיכֶ֖ם נְבִֽיאֵיכֶ֗ם נְבִֽיאֵיכֶ֥ם נְבִאִ֔ים נְבִאִ֖ים נְבִאִ֗ים נְבִאִ֣ים נְבִיאִ֔ים נְבִיאִ֡ים נְבִיאִים֙ נְבִיאֵ֖י נְבִיאֵ֣י נְבִיאֵ֥י נְבִיאֵ֨י נְבִיאֵיכֶ֜ם נְבִיאֶ֔יהָ נְבִיאֶ֕יהָ נְבִיאֶ֖יךָ נְבִיאֶ֙יהָ֙ נְבִיאֶ֣יךָ נְבִיאֶ֥יךָ נְבִיאֶֽךָ׃ נְבִיאַ֗יִךְ נְבִיאָ֑יו נְבִיאָֽיו׃ נָבִ֑יא נָבִ֔יא נָבִ֖יא נָבִ֛יא נָבִ֞יא נָבִ֣יא נָבִ֥יא נָבִ֧יא נָבִ֨יא נָבִיא֙ נָבִיא֮ נבאים נביא נביאי נביאיה נביאיו נביאיו׃ נביאיך נביאיכם נביאים נביאך׃ נביאכם ban·nə·ḇi·’îm ban·nə·ḇî·’im ban·nə·ḇî·’îm bannəḇi’îm bannəḇî’im bannəḇî’îm banneviIm bin·ḇi·’āw ḇin·ḇî·’āw binḇi’āw ḇinḇî’āw binviAv han·nā·ḇî han·nə·ḇi·’îm han·nə·ḇî·’im han·nə·ḇî·’îm han·nib·bə·’îm hannāḇî hannaVi hannəḇi’îm hannəḇî’im hannəḇî’îm hanneviIm hannibbə’îm hannibbeIm lan·nā·ḇî lan·nə·ḇi·’îm lannāḇî lannaVi lannəḇi’îm lanneviIm lə·nā·ḇî lənāḇî lenaVi lin·ḇî·’ê lin·ḇî·’îm linḇî’ê linḇî’îm linviEi linviIm mê·han·nə·ḇi·’îm mêhannəḇi’îm mehanneviIm min·nā·ḇî min·nə·ḇî·’ê minnāḇî minnaVi minnəḇî’ê minneviEi nā·ḇî nāḇî naVi nə·ḇî·’ă·ḵem nə·ḇî·’a·yiḵ nə·ḇî·’āw nə·ḇî·’ê nə·ḇî·’e·hā nə·ḇî·’e·ḵā nə·ḇî·’ê·ḵem nə·ḇi·’îm nə·ḇî·’îm nəḇî’ăḵem nəḇî’āw nəḇî’ayiḵ nəḇî’ê nəḇî’ehā nəḇî’eḵā nəḇî’êḵem nəḇi’îm nəḇî’îm neViaChem neviAv neviAyich neviEcha neviEi neviEicha nevieiChem neviEiha neviIm ū·ḇə·nā·ḇî ū·ḇin·ḇî·’ay ū·ḇin·ḇi·’ê ū·ḇin·ḇî·’ê ū·min·nā·ḇî ū·nə·ḇî·’ê ū·nə·ḇî·’e·hā ū·nə·ḇî·’ê·hem ūḇənāḇî ūḇinḇî’ay ūḇinḇi’ê ūḇinḇî’ê ūminnāḇî uminnaVi ūnəḇî’ê ūnəḇî’ehā ūnəḇî’êhem uneviEi uneviEiha unevieiHem uvenaVi uvinviAi uvinviEi vehannaVi vehanneviIm Velinviai velinviEnu venaVi vinviAv wə·han·nā·ḇî wə·han·nə·ḇi·’îm wə·han·nə·ḇî·’îm wə·lin·ḇî·’ay wə·lin·ḇî·’ê·nū wə·nā·ḇî wəhannāḇî wəhannəḇi’îm wəhannəḇî’îm wəlinḇî’ay wəlinḇî’ênū wənāḇî Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Genesis 20:7 HEB: הָאִישׁ֙ כִּֽי־ נָבִ֣יא ה֔וּא וְיִתְפַּלֵּ֥ל NAS: wife, for he is a prophet, and he will pray KJV: [his] wife; for he [is] a prophet, and he shall pray INT: the man's is a prophet and he will pray Exodus 7:1 HEB: אָחִ֖יךָ יִהְיֶ֥ה נְבִיאֶֽךָ׃ NAS: Aaron shall be your prophet. KJV: thy brother shall be thy prophet. INT: and your brother become shall be your prophet Numbers 11:29 HEB: עַ֤ם יְהוָה֙ נְבִיאִ֔ים כִּי־ יִתֵּ֧ן NAS: people were prophets, that the LORD KJV: people were prophets, [and] that the LORD INT: people the LORD'S were prophets would put Numbers 12:6 HEB: אִם־ יִֽהְיֶה֙ נְבִ֣יאֲכֶ֔ם יְהוָ֗ה בַּמַּרְאָה֙ NAS: If there is a prophet among you, I, the LORD, KJV: now my words: If there be a prophet among you, [I] the LORD INT: If is a prophet the LORD A vision Deuteronomy 13:1 HEB: יָק֤וּם בְּקִרְבְּךָ֙ נָבִ֔יא א֖וֹ חֹלֵ֣ם NAS: If a prophet or a dreamer KJV: among you a prophet, or a dreamer INT: arises among A prophet or A dreamer Deuteronomy 13:3 HEB: אֶל־ דִּבְרֵי֙ הַנָּבִ֣יא הַה֔וּא א֛וֹ NAS: to the words of that prophet or KJV: unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer INT: to the words prophet he or Deuteronomy 13:5 HEB: וְהַנָּבִ֣יא הַה֡וּא א֣וֹ NAS: But that prophet or that dreamer KJV: And that prophet, or that dreamer INT: prophet he or Deuteronomy 18:15 HEB: נָבִ֨יא מִקִּרְבְּךָ֤ מֵאַחֶ֙יךָ֙ NAS: will raise up for you a prophet like KJV: will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst INT: A prophet among your countrymen Deuteronomy 18:18 HEB: נָבִ֨יא אָקִ֥ים לָהֶ֛ם NAS: I will raise up a prophet from among KJV: I will raise them up a Prophet from among INT: A prophet will raise from Deuteronomy 18:20 HEB: אַ֣ךְ הַנָּבִ֡יא אֲשֶׁ֣ר יָזִיד֩ NAS: But the prophet who speaks KJV: But the prophet, which shall presume INT: but the prophet who presumptuously Deuteronomy 18:20 HEB: אֲחֵרִ֑ים וּמֵ֖ת הַנָּבִ֥יא הַהֽוּא׃ NAS: gods, that prophet shall die.' KJV: gods, even that prophet shall die. INT: of other shall die prophet he Deuteronomy 18:22 HEB: אֲשֶׁר֩ יְדַבֵּ֨ר הַנָּבִ֜יא בְּשֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֗ה NAS: When a prophet speaks in the name KJV: When a prophet speaketh in the name INT: When speaks A prophet the name of the LORD Deuteronomy 18:22 HEB: בְּזָדוֹן֙ דִּבְּר֣וֹ הַנָּבִ֔יא לֹ֥א תָג֖וּר NAS: has not spoken. The prophet has spoken KJV: hath not spoken, [but] the prophet hath spoken INT: presumptuously has spoken the prophet not shall not be afraid Deuteronomy 34:10 HEB: וְלֹֽא־ קָ֨ם נָבִ֥יא ע֛וֹד בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל NAS: no prophet has risen KJV: And there arose not a prophet since INT: no has risen prophet Since Israel Judges 6:8 HEB: יְהוָ֛ה אִ֥ישׁ נָבִ֖יא אֶל־ בְּנֵ֣י NAS: sent a prophet to the sons INT: the LORD a prophet to the sons 1 Samuel 3:20 HEB: נֶאֱמָ֣ן שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל לְנָבִ֖יא לַיהוָֽה׃ NAS: was confirmed as a prophet of the LORD. KJV: [was] established [to be] a prophet of the LORD. INT: was confirmed Samuel A prophet of the LORD 1 Samuel 9:9 HEB: הָרֹאֶ֑ה כִּ֤י לַנָּבִיא֙ הַיּ֔וֹם יִקָּרֵ֥א NAS: to the seer; for [he who is called] a prophet now KJV: for [he that is] now [called] a Prophet was beforetime INT: to the seer for a prophet now called 1 Samuel 10:5 HEB: וּפָגַעְתָּ֞ חֶ֤בֶל נְבִיאִים֙ יֹרְדִ֣ים מֵֽהַבָּמָ֔ה NAS: a group of prophets coming down KJV: a company of prophets coming down INT: you will meet A group of prophets coming the high 1 Samuel 10:10 HEB: וְהִנֵּ֥ה חֶֽבֶל־ נְבִאִ֖ים לִקְרָאת֑וֹ וַתִּצְלַ֤ח NAS: a group of prophets met KJV: behold, a company of prophets met INT: behold A group of prophets met came 1 Samuel 10:11 HEB: וְהִנֵּ֥ה עִם־ נְבִאִ֖ים נִבָּ֑א וַיֹּ֨אמֶר NAS: now with the prophets, that the people KJV: that, behold, he prophesied among the prophets, then the people INT: now with the prophets prophesied said 1 Samuel 10:11 HEB: הֲגַ֥ם שָׁא֖וּל בַּנְּבִיאִֽים׃ NAS: Is Saul also among the prophets? KJV: [Is] Saul also among the prophets? INT: also Saul the prophets 1 Samuel 10:12 HEB: הֲגַ֥ם שָׁא֖וּל בַּנְּבִאִֽים׃ NAS: Is Saul also among the prophets? KJV: [Is] Saul also among the prophets? INT: also is Saul prophecy 1 Samuel 19:20 HEB: אֶֽת־ לַהֲקַ֤ת הַנְּבִיאִים֙ נִבְּאִ֔ים וּשְׁמוּאֵ֕ל NAS: the company of the prophets prophesying, KJV: the company of the prophets prophesying, INT: saw the company of the prophets prophesying Samuel 1 Samuel 19:24 HEB: הֲגַ֥ם שָׁא֖וּל בַּנְּבִיאִֽם׃ פ NAS: Is Saul also among the prophets? KJV: [Is] Saul also among the prophets? INT: also is Saul prophecy 1 Samuel 22:5 HEB: וַיֹּאמֶר֩ גָּ֨ד הַנָּבִ֜יא אֶל־ דָּוִ֗ד NAS: The prophet Gad said KJV: And the prophet Gad said INT: said Gad the prophet to David 316 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 5030 316 Occurrences ban·nə·ḇî·’îm — 5 Occ. bin·ḇi·’āw — 1 Occ. han·nā·ḇî — 120 Occ. han·nə·ḇî·’îm — 73 Occ. han·nib·bə·’îm — 1 Occ. lan·nā·ḇî — 2 Occ. lan·nə·ḇi·’îm — 1 Occ. lə·nā·ḇî — 2 Occ. lin·ḇî·’ê — 2 Occ. lin·ḇî·’îm — 1 Occ. mê·han·nə·ḇi·’îm — 1 Occ. min·nā·ḇî — 3 Occ. min·nə·ḇî·’ê — 1 Occ. nā·ḇî — 26 Occ. nə·ḇî·’ă·ḵem — 1 Occ. nə·ḇî·’āw — 3 Occ. nə·ḇî·’a·yiḵ — 1 Occ. nə·ḇî·’e·ḵā — 1 Occ. nə·ḇî·’ê — 12 Occ. nə·ḇî·’e·ḵā — 7 Occ. nə·ḇî·’ê·ḵem — 5 Occ. nə·ḇî·’e·hā — 4 Occ. nə·ḇî·’îm — 9 Occ. ū·min·nā·ḇî — 1 Occ. ū·nə·ḇî·’ê — 3 Occ. ū·nə·ḇî·’e·hā — 2 Occ. ū·nə·ḇî·’ê·hem — 2 Occ. ū·ḇə·nā·ḇî — 2 Occ. ū·ḇin·ḇî·’ay — 1 Occ. ū·ḇin·ḇî·’ê — 2 Occ. wə·han·nā·ḇî — 3 Occ. wə·han·nə·ḇî·’îm — 9 Occ. wə·lin·ḇî·’ay — 1 Occ. wə·lin·ḇî·’ê·nū — 1 Occ. wə·nā·ḇî — 6 Occ. ḇin·ḇî·’āw — 1 Occ.