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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.

  • 1 Kings 20:13
    And, behold, there came a prophet unto Ahab king of Israel, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou seen all this great multitude? behold, I will deliver it into thine hand this day; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD.
  • 1 Kings 20:22
    And the prophet came to the king of Israel, and said unto him, Go, strengthen thyself, and mark, and see what thou doest: for at the return of the year the king of Syria will come up against thee.
  • 1 Kings 20:35
    And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said unto his neighbour in the word of the LORD, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man refused to smite him.
  • 1 Kings 20:38
    So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with ashes upon his face.
  • 1 Kings 20:41
    And he hasted, and took the ashes away from his face; and the king of Israel discerned him that he was of the prophets.
  • 1 Kings 22:6
    Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall I go against Ramothgilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king.
  • 1 Kings 22:7
    And Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD besides, that we might enquire of him?
  • 1 Kings 22:10
    And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah sat each on his throne, having put on their robes, in a void place in the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets prophesied before them.
  • 1 Kings 22:12
    And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramothgilead, and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver it into the king's hand.
  • 1 Kings 22:13
    And the messenger that was gone to call Micaiah spake unto him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets declare good unto the king with one mouth: let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word of one of them, and speak that which is good.