Berean Strong's Lexicon naba: To prophesy, to speak or sing by inspiration Original Word: נָבָא Word Origin: A primitive root Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G4395 (προφητεύω, prophēteuō): To prophesy, to speak forth by divine inspiration. Usage: The Hebrew verb "naba" primarily means to prophesy or to speak under divine inspiration. It is used to describe the act of delivering messages from God, often concerning future events or divine will. This term is associated with the role of prophets in the Old Testament, who were chosen by God to convey His words to the people of Israel. The act of prophesying could include foretelling future events, providing guidance, or delivering warnings and judgments. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, prophets played a crucial role as intermediaries between God and His people. They were often called to speak during times of crisis or moral decline, urging the nation to return to covenant faithfulness. Prophets like Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel were central figures in the religious and social life of Israel, and their messages were recorded as part of the Hebrew Scriptures. The act of prophesying was not limited to foretelling the future but included a wide range of divine communications, often delivered in poetic or symbolic language. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origindenominative verb from nabi Definition to prophesy NASB Translation prophesied (31), prophesies (8), prophesy (55), prophesying (19), raved (2). Brown-Driver-Briggs [נָבָא] verb denominative prophesy (in oldest forms, of religious ecstasy with or without song and music; later, essentially religious instruction, with occasional predictions); — Niph`al Perfect3masculine singular נִבֵּא Jeremiah 20:1 7t.; 2 masculine singular נִבֵּאתָ Jeremiah 20:6 2t.; נִבֵּיתָ Jeremiah 26:9; 1singular נִבֵּאתִי Ezekiel 37:7; 3plural נִבֵּאוּ Jeremiah 2:8 3t.; נִבָּ֑אוּ Jeremiah 23:21; Imperfect3masculine singular יִנָּבֵא Amos 3:8 9t. Imperfect; Imperative הִנָּבֵא Amos 7:15 27t.; Infinitive הִנָּבֵא Amos 7:13; suffix הִנָָּֽבְאוֺ Zechariah 13:3; הִנָָּֽבְאֹתוֺ Zechariah 13:4, + 4 t. Infinitive; Participle נִבָּא Jeremiah 26:18 20t. Participle; — 1 prophesy under influence of divine spirit: a. in the ecstatic state, with song 1 Samuel 10:11; 1 Samuel 19:20 and music 1 Chronicles 25:1,2,3. b. the word of ׳י: absolute Amos 2:12; Amos 3:8 (emended יחרד We Now needless), Amos 7:12,13; Joel 3:1; Jeremiah 19:14; Jeremiah 26:18; Jeremiah 28:9; Jeremiah 32:3; Ezekiel 11:13; Ezekiel 12:27; Ezekiel 21:19; Ezekiel 37:7; Ezekiel 38:17 but especially in phrase הִנָּבֵא וֶאַמַדְתָּ Ezekiel 12:27; Ezekiel 21:14; Ezekiel 21:33; Ezekiel 30:2; Ezekiel 34:2; Ezekiel 36:3; Ezekiel 37:7,12; Ezekiel 38:14,17; with accusative Jeremiah 20:1; Jeremiah 25:30; Jeremiah 28:6; followed by עַל against Amos 7:16; Jeremiah 25:13; Jeremiah 26:20; Ezekiel 4:7; Ezekiel 11:4; Ezekiel 13:17; Ezekiel 25:2; Ezekiel 28:21; Ezekiel 29:2; Ezekiel 34:2; Ezekiel 35:2; Ezekiel 36:6; Ezekiel 38:2; Ezekiel 39:1; unto Ezekiel 37:4; אֶל unto Amos 7:15; Jeremiah 26:11,12; Jeremiah 28:8; Ezekiel 36:1; Ezekiel 37:9; against Ezekiel 6:2; Ezekiel 13:2; Ezekiel 21:2; Ezekiel 21:7; ׳בְּשֵׁם י Jeremiah 11:21; Jeremiah 14:15; Jeremiah 23:25; Jeremiah 26:9. 2 of false prophets: absolute Jeremiah 23:21; Ezekiel 13:2; Zechariah 13:3 (twice in verse); Zechariah 13:4; with accusative 1 Kings 22:12 2Chronicles 18:11; שֶׁקֶר Jeremiah 14:14; Jeremiah 23:25; Jeremiah 27:10,14,16; Jeremiah 29:21; לַשָּׁ֑קֶר Jeremiah 27:15; בַּשֶּׁקֶר Jeremiah 5:31; Jeremiah 20:6; Jeremiah 29:9; ׳נִבְּאֵי הַשּׁ Jeremiah 23:26; compare Jeremiah 23:32; with לֵ Jeremiah 14:16; Jeremiah 23:16; Jeremiah 27:15,16; Jeremiah 29:31; Jeremiah 37:19; followed by אֶל concerning Ezekiel 13:16. 3 compare heathen prophets, בַּבַּעַל Jeremiah 2:8. Hithpa`el Perfect2masculine singular הִתְנַבִּיתָ 1 Samuel 10:16; 1singular הִנַּבֵּאתִי Ezekiel 37:10; Imperfect יִתְנַבֵּא 1 Samuel 10:10 7t.; 3 masculine plural יִתְנַבְּאוּ Numbers 11:25 5t.; Imperative הִנַּבְּאוּ Jeremiah 23:13; Infinitive הִתְנַבּוֺת 1 Samuel 10:13; Participle מִתְנַבֵּא Jeremiah 26:20 9t. Participle; — 1 Prophesy under influence of divine spirit: a. in the ecstatic state Numbers 11:25,26,27 (J), with music 1 Samuel 10:5,6,10,13, in frenzy 1 Samuel 19:20,21 (twice in verse); 1 Samuel 19:23,24; excited to violence 1 Samuel 18:10 (= מְשֻׁגָּע mad 2 Kings 9:11); Jeremiah 29:26. b. apart from ecstatic state, absolute Ezekiel 37:10, with לְ 1 Kings 22:8; Jeremiah 29:27; על 1 Kings 22:18 2Chronicles 18:17,7; 20:37; ׳בְּשֵׁם י Jeremiah 26:20. 2 of heathen prophets of Baal in ecstatic state 1 Kings 18:29; בַּבַּעַל Jeremiah 23:13. 3 of false prophets 1 Kings 22:10 2Chronicles 18:9; Jeremiah 14:14; Ezekiel 13:17. נבא (√ of following; see Biblical Hebrew id., but especially BewerAmos. J. Semitic Lang., Jan. 1902 who compare Assyrian nabû, tear away, lead forcibly, hence prophets as (figuratively) carried away by divine frenzy, ecstasy, compare 1 Samuel 10:6,10; 1 Samuel 19:20,24). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance prophesying, make self a prophet A primitive root; to prophesy, i.e. Speak (or sing) by inspiration (in prediction or simple discourse) -- prophesy(-ing), make self a prophet. Forms and Transliterations בְּהִנָּֽבְאֹת֑וֹ בְּהִנָּבְאֽוֹ׃ בהנבאו׃ בהנבאתו הִנַּבְּא֣וּ הִנָּבֵ֕א הִנָּבֵ֖א הִנָּבֵ֛א הִנָּבֵ֣א הִנָּבֵ֤א הִנָּבֵ֨א הִנָּבֵא֙ הַֽנִּבְּאִ֛ים הַֽנִּבְּאִ֤ים הַֽנִּבְּאִ֥ים הַֽנִבְּאִים֙ הַמִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וֹת הַמִּתְנַבֵּ֖א הַנִּבְּאִ֣ים הַנִּבָּ֕א הַנִּבָּ֖א הַנִּבָּאִ֑ים המתנבא המתנבאות הנבא הנבאו הנבאים וְהִנַּבֵּ֖אתִי וְהִנָּבֵ֖א וְהִנָּבֵ֛א וְהִנָּבֵ֣א וְהִתְנַבִּ֖יתָ וְנִבְּא֖וּ וְנִבֵּ֖אתִי וְנִבֵּאתָ֖ וַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֔וּ וַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וּ וַיִּנָּ֨בְא֜וּ וַיִּנָּבֵ֞א וַיִּתְנַבֵּ֔א וַיִּתְנַבֵּ֖א וַיִּתְנַבֵּ֞א וַיִּתְנַבֵּ֣א וַיִּתְנַבֵּ֤א וּמִתְנַבֵּ֑א והנבא והנבאתי והתנבית וינבא וינבאו ויתנבא ויתנבאו ומתנבא ונבאו ונבאת ונבאתי יִנָּבֵ֖א יִנָּבֵ֣א יִנָּבֵֽא׃ יִתְנַבֵּ֥א יִתְנַבֵּ֨א ינבא ינבא׃ יתנבא כְּהִנָּ֣בְאִ֔י כְּהִנָּֽבְאִי֙ כהנבאי לְהִנָּבֵ֑א לְהִנָּבֵ֞א להנבא מִֽתְנַבְּאִ֖ים מִֽתְנַבְּאִ֥ים מִֽתְנַבְּאִֽים׃ מִתְנַבֵּ֨א מִתְנַבֵּא֙ מֵֽהִתְנַבּ֔וֹת מהתנבות מתנבא מתנבאים מתנבאים׃ נִבְּא֣וּ נִבְּא֣וּ־ נִבְּא֥וּ נִבְּאִ֔ים נִבְּאִ֣ים נִבְּאִ֥ים נִבְּאֵ֞י נִבְּאֵ֣י נִבֵּ֗אתָ נִבֵּ֥אתָ נִבֵּ֨יתָ נִבָּ֑א נִבָּ֔א נִבָּ֖א נִבָּ֜א נִבָּ֥א נִבָּ֨א נִבָּֽא׃ נִבָּֽאוּ׃ נִבָּא֙ נבא נבא׃ נבאו נבאו־ נבאו׃ נבאי נבאים נבאת נבית תִּנָּבְאֽוּ׃ תִּנָּבֵ֣א תִּנָּבֵֽא׃ תִנָּבֵא֙ תנבא תנבא׃ תנבאו׃ bə·hin·nā·ḇə·’ō·ṯōw bə·hin·nā·ḇə·’ōw bəhinnāḇə’ōṯōw bəhinnāḇə’ōw behinnaveO behinnaveoTo ha·nib·bə·’îm ham·miṯ·nab·bê ham·miṯ·nab·bə·’ō·wṯ hammitnabBe hammiṯnabbê hammiṯnabbə’ōwṯ hammitnabbeot han·nib·bā han·nib·bā·’îm han·nib·bə·’îm hanibbə’îm hanibbeIm hannibBa hannibbā hannibbā’îm hannibbaIm hannibbə’îm hannibbeIm hin·nā·ḇê hin·nab·bə·’ū hinnabbə’ū hinnabbeU hinnāḇê hinnaVe kə·hin·nā·ḇə·’î kəhinnāḇə’î kehinNaveI lə·hin·nā·ḇê ləhinnāḇê lehinnaVe mê·hiṯ·nab·bō·wṯ mehitnabBot mêhiṯnabbōwṯ miṯ·nab·bê miṯ·nab·bə·’îm mitnabBe miṯnabbê miṯnabbə’îm mitnabbeIm nib·bā nib·bā·’ū nib·bə·’ê nib·bə·’îm nib·bə·’ū nib·bə·’ū- nib·bê·ṯā nibBa nibbā nibbā’ū nibBau nibbə’ê nibbə’îm nibbə’ū nibbə’ū- nibbeEi nibbeIm nibBeita nibBeta nibbêṯā nibbeU tin·nā·ḇê ṯin·nā·ḇê tin·nā·ḇə·’ū tinnāḇê ṯinnāḇê tinnāḇə’ū tinnaVe tinnaveU ū·miṯ·nab·bê umitnabBe ūmiṯnabbê vaiyinnaVe vaiyinNaveU vaiyitnabBe vaiyitnabbeU vehinnabBeti vehinnaVe vehitnabBita venibbeTa venibBeti venibbeU way·yin·nā·ḇê way·yin·nā·ḇə·’ū way·yiṯ·nab·bê way·yiṯ·nab·bə·’ū wayyinnāḇê wayyinnāḇə’ū wayyiṯnabbê wayyiṯnabbə’ū wə·hin·nā·ḇê wə·hin·nab·bê·ṯî wə·hiṯ·nab·bî·ṯā wə·nib·bə·’ū wə·nib·bê·ṯā wə·nib·bê·ṯî wəhinnabbêṯî wəhinnāḇê wəhiṯnabbîṯā wənibbə’ū wənibbêṯā wənibbêṯî yin·nā·ḇê yinnāḇê yinnaVe yiṯ·nab·bê yitnabBe yiṯnabbêLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Numbers 11:25 HEB: עֲלֵיהֶם֙ הָר֔וּחַ וַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וּ וְלֹ֥א יָסָֽפוּ׃ NAS: rested upon them, they prophesied. But they did not do [it] again. KJV: rested upon them, they prophesied, and did not cease. INT: and when the Spirit prophesied did not do Numbers 11:26 Numbers 11:27 1 Samuel 10:5 1 Samuel 10:6 1 Samuel 10:10 1 Samuel 10:11 1 Samuel 10:13 1 Samuel 18:10 1 Samuel 19:20 1 Samuel 19:20 1 Samuel 19:21 1 Samuel 19:21 1 Samuel 19:23 1 Samuel 19:24 1 Kings 18:29 1 Kings 22:8 1 Kings 22:10 1 Kings 22:12 1 Kings 22:18 1 Chronicles 25:2 1 Chronicles 25:3 2 Chronicles 18:7 2 Chronicles 18:9 2 Chronicles 18:11 114 Occurrences |
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