Hebrew word study

נָבָאnâbâʼ to prophesy, i.e. speak (or sing) by inspiration (in pred…

Pronounced “naw-baw'

to prophesy, i.e. speak (or sing) by inspiration (in prediction or simple discourse)

Translated in the King James as: prophesy(-ing), make self a prophet.

Appears 114 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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Where it appears

Numbers 3×
Numbers 11:25Numbers 11:26Numbers 11:27
1 Samuel 12×
1 Sam 10:51 Sam 10:61 Sam 10:101 Sam 10:111 Sam 10:131 Sam 18:101 Sam 19:201 Sam 19:211 Sam 19:231 Sam 19:24+ 2 more in 1 Samuel
1 Kings 5×
1 Ki 18:291 Ki 22:81 Ki 22:101 Ki 22:121 Ki 22:18
1 Chronicles 2×
1 Chr 25:21 Chr 25:3
2 Chronicles 5×
2 Chr 18:72 Chr 18:92 Chr 18:112 Chr 18:172 Chr 20:37
Jeremiah 40×
Jeremiah 2:8Jeremiah 5:31Jeremiah 11:21Jeremiah 14:14Jeremiah 14:15Jeremiah 14:16Jeremiah 19:14Jeremiah 20:1Jeremiah 20:6Jeremiah 23:13Jeremiah 23:16Jeremiah 23:21Jeremiah 23:25Jeremiah 23:26Jeremiah 23:32Jeremiah 25:13Jeremiah 25:30Jeremiah 26:9Jeremiah 26:11Jeremiah 26:12Jeremiah 26:18Jeremiah 26:20Jeremiah 27:10Jeremiah 27:14Jeremiah 27:15+ 15 more in Jeremiah
Ezekiel 37×
Ezekiel 4:7Ezekiel 6:2Ezekiel 11:4Ezekiel 11:13Ezekiel 12:27Ezekiel 13:2Ezekiel 13:16Ezekiel 13:17Ezekiel 20:46Ezekiel 21:2Ezekiel 21:9Ezekiel 21:14Ezekiel 21:28Ezekiel 25:2Ezekiel 28:21Ezekiel 29:2Ezekiel 30:2Ezekiel 34:2Ezekiel 35:2Ezekiel 36:1Ezekiel 36:3Ezekiel 36:6Ezekiel 37:4Ezekiel 37:7Ezekiel 37:9+ 12 more in Ezekiel
Joel 1×
Joel 2:28
Amos 6×
Amos 2:12Amos 3:8Amos 7:12Amos 7:13Amos 7:15Amos 7:16
Zechariah 3×
Zech 13:3Zech 13:4+ 1 more in Zechariah

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