What does נְבָא (nĕbāʾ) mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H5013
נְבָא
Prophesy.
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נְבָאH5013
Pronunciationnĕbāʾ
What does נְבָא (nĕbāʾ) mean in the Bible?
נְבָא (nĕbāʾ) is a Hebrew word meaning "prophesy.".
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How does the BSB render H5013?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include prophesied (1).
Where does נְבָא (nĕbāʾ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Ezra 5:1. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezra (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itprophesied1×Ezra 5:1
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowEzra 5:1
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
Ezra1
Source forms
וְהִתְנַבִּ֞י1xwə·hiṯ·nab·bîEzra 5:1
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular1xEzra 5:1
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. prophesy.
Source Gloss
prophesy.
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Usage: prophesy.
Word Origins
נְבָא is built from this root: