What does נְבָא (nĕbāʾ) mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H5013
נְבָא
Prophesy.
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נְבָא H5013
Pronunciation nĕbāʾ
What does נְבָא (nĕbāʾ) mean in the Bible?
נְבָא (nĕbāʾ) is a Hebrew word meaning "prophesy.".
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Questions this entry answers
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 It prophesied 1× Ezra 5:1
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Ezra 5:1
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Ezra 1
Source forms
וְהִתְנַבִּ֞י 1x wə·hiṯ·nab·bî Ezra 5:1
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular 1x Ezra 5:1
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. prophesy.
Source Gloss
prophesy.
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Usage: prophesy.
Word Origins
נְבָא is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain