What does נְבִיא (nĕbiyʾ) mean in the Bible?
נְבִיא (nĕbiyʾ): One who speaks forth God's word as His authorized messenger, often delivering covenant warnings or proclamations
Hebrew · H5029
נְבִיא
A prophet
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נְבִיאH5029
Pronunciationnĕbiyʾ
What does נְבִיא (nĕbiyʾ) mean in the Bible?
נְבִיא (nĕbiyʾ): One who speaks forth God's word as His authorized messenger, often delivering covenant warnings or proclamations
Full entry for נְבִיא (H5029) · Open the biblical lexicon
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How does the BSB render H5029?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include And the prophets (1), Later, the prophets (1), the prophet (1).
Where does נְבִיא (nĕbiyʾ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Ezra 5:1. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezra (4).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders ItAnd the prophets1×Ezra 5:2
Later, the prophets1×Ezra 5:1
the prophet1×Ezra 6:14
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Usage map
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First aligned rowEzra 5:1
Aligned rows4
Books represented1
Ezra4
Source forms
נְבִיאָה2xnə·ḇī·ʾå̄hEzra 5:1, Ezra 6:14
נְבִיאַיָּא2xnə·ḇī·ʾay·yå̄Ezra 5:1, Ezra 5:2
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural determinate2xEzra 5:1, Ezra 5:2
Noun - masculine singular determinate2xEzra 5:1, Ezra 6:14
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. One who speaks forth God's word as His authorized messenger, often delivering covenant warnings or proclamations
Source Gloss
a prophet
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
One who speaks forth God's word as His authorized messenger, often delivering covenant warnings or proclamations
a prophet BDB: prophet Usage: prophet.
Word Origins
נְבִיא is built from this root:
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.