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נָבִיא H5030

nâbîyʼ

naw-bee'

from נָבָא; a prophet or (generally) inspired man; prophecy, that prophesy, prophet.

Brown–Driver–Briggs

נָבִיא 306 n.m. spokesman, speaker, prophet
1 genuine prophet of י׳
2 false prophets
3 heathen prophets

From Brown, Driver, and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), in the public domain.


288 occurrences

Shown in the King James Version (KJV), whichever translation you read in — it is the text these numbers are tagged against.

  • 2 Chronicles 18:5
    Therefore the king of Israel gathered together of prophets four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall we go to Ramothgilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for God will deliver it into the king's hand.
  • 2 Chronicles 18:6
    But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD besides, that we might enquire of him?
  • 2 Chronicles 18:9
    And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah sat either of them on his throne, clothed in their robes, and they sat in a void place at the entering in of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets prophesied before them.
  • 2 Chronicles 18:11
    And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramothgilead, and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver it into the hand of the king.
  • 2 Chronicles 18:12
    And the messenger that went to call Micaiah spake to him, saying, Behold, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one assent; let thy word therefore, I pray thee, be like one of theirs, and speak thou good.
  • 2 Chronicles 18:21
    And he said, I will go out, and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And the LORD said, Thou shalt entice him, and thou shalt also prevail: go out, and do even so.
  • 2 Chronicles 18:22
    Now therefore, behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of these thy prophets, and the LORD hath spoken evil against thee.
  • 2 Chronicles 20:20
    And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.
  • 2 Chronicles 21:12
    And there came a writing to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, Thus saith the LORD God of David thy father, Because thou hast not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat thy father, nor in the ways of Asa king of Judah,
  • 2 Chronicles 24:19
    Yet he sent prophets to them, to bring them again unto the LORD; and they testified against them: but they would not give ear.