Strong's Lexicon

H5031

H5031 — נְבִיאָה

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewnbiy'ahnoun femOccurrences: 6TWOT: 1277c

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H5031
Word:נְבִיאָה
Part of Speech:noun fem
Etymology:feminine of H5030
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:6
Transliteration:nbiy'ah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:neb-ee-yaw'
Meaning:1. a prophetess 2. (generally) inspired woman 3. (by implication) a poetess 4. (by association) a prophet's wife
KJV Renderings:prophetess.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB4931

נְבִיאָה noun masculine prophetess; —

1.
a. of the ancient type endowed with gift of song, Miriam Exod 15:20 Deborah Judg 4:4.
b. of the later type consulted for a word of ׳ י, Huldah 2Kgs 22:14 = 2Chr 34:22.
2. false prophetess, Noadiah Neh 6:14.
3. wife of Isaiah Isa 8:3.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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