נְבִיאָה
ne.vi.ah
“prophetess”
Definition
a prophetess or (generally) inspired woman; by implication, a poetess; by association a prophet's wife
feminine of H5030 (נָבִיא);
- prophetess 1a) ancient type endowed with gift of song 1b) later type consulted for a word (Huldah) 1c) false prophetess (Noadiah) 1d) wife of Isaiah the prophet
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
H:N-F
H:N-F
Occurrences
נְבִיאָה appears 6 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
So Hilkiah and those the king had designated went and spoke to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum son of Tokhath, the son of Hasrah, the keeper of the wardrobe. She lived in Jerusalem, in the Second District.
So Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Achbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went and spoke to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, the keeper of the wardrobe. She lived in Jerusalem, in the Second District.
Then Miriam the prophetess, Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women followed her with tambourines and dancing.
And I had relations with the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. The LORD said to me, “Name him Maher-shalal-hash-baz.
Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel at that time.
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