BDB9684
[נְבִיא] noun masculine prophet (Hebraism? also ᵑ7 Syriac; see Biblical Hebrew); — emphatic נְבִיאָה Kt , נְבִיָּא Ezra 5:1; Ezra 6:14 plural emphatic נְבִיאַיָּא Ezra 5:1; Ezra 5:2.
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H5029 |
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| Word: | נְבִיא |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | (Aramaic) corresponding to H5030 |
| Language: | Aramaic |
| Occurrences: | 8 |
| Transliteration: | nbiy |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | neb-ee' |
| Meaning: | 1. a prophet |
| KJV Renderings: | prophet. |
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[נְבִיא] noun masculine prophet (Hebraism? also ᵑ7 Syriac; see Biblical Hebrew); — emphatic נְבִיאָה Kt , נְבִיָּא Ezra 5:1; Ezra 6:14 plural emphatic נְבִיאַיָּא Ezra 5:1; Ezra 5:2.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke