What does נְבִיאָה (nĕbiyʾāh) mean in the Bible?
נְבִיאָה (nĕbiyʾāh): Woman divinely commissioned to speak God's word, expanding prophecy beyond male-exclusive office.
Hebrew · H5031
נְבִיאָה
A prophetess or (generally) inspired woman; by implication, a poetess ; by association a prophet's wife
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נְבִיאָהH5031
Pronunciationnĕbiyʾāh
What does נְבִיאָה (nĕbiyʾāh) mean in the Bible?
נְבִיאָה (nĕbiyʾāh): Woman divinely commissioned to speak God's word, expanding prophecy beyond male-exclusive office.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5031?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the prophetess (5), a prophetess (1).
Where does נְבִיאָה (nĕbiyʾāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 15:20. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Chronicles (1), 2 Kings (1), Exodus (1), Isaiah (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 Itthe prophetess5×Exodus 15:20, 2 Kings 22:14, 2 Chronicles 34:22, Nehemiah 6:14
a prophetess1×Judges 4:4
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 15:20הַנְּבִיאָ֜הtothe prophetessArticle | Noun - feminine singularJudges 4:4נְבִיאָ֔הtoa prophetessNoun - feminine singular2 Kings 22:14הַנְּבִיאָ֜הtothe prophetessArticle | Noun - feminine singular2 Chronicles 34:22הַנְּבִיאָ֜הtothe prophetessArticle | Noun - feminine singularNehemiah 6:14הַנְּבִיאָה֙tothe prophetessArticle | Noun - feminine singularIsaiah 8:3הַנְּבִיאָ֔הtothe prophetessArticle | Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowExodus 15:20
Aligned rows6
Books represented6
Exodus1Judges12 Kings12 Chronicles1Nehemiah1Isaiah1
Source forms
הַנְּבִיאָ֜ה3xhan·nə·ḇî·’āhExodus 15:20, 2 Kings 22:14, 2 Chronicles 34:22
הַנְּבִיאָה֙1xhan·nə·ḇî·’āhNehemiah 6:14
הַנְּבִיאָ֔ה1xhan·nə·ḇî·’āhIsaiah 8:3
נְבִיאָ֔ה1xnə·ḇî·’āhJudges 4:4
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - feminine singular5xExodus 15:20, 2 Kings 22:14, 2 Chronicles 34:22, Nehemiah 6:14
Noun - feminine singular1xJudges 4:4
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Woman divinely commissioned to speak God's word, expanding prophecy beyond male-exclusive office.
Source Gloss
a prophetess or (generally) inspired woman; by implication, a poetess ; by association a prophet's wife
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Woman divinely commissioned to speak God's word, expanding prophecy beyond male-exclusive office.
a prophetess or (generally) inspired woman; by implication, a poetess; by association a prophet's wife BDB: prophetess Usage: prophetess.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
נְבִיאָה is built from this root: