What does נָבִיא · προφήτης mean in the Bible?
נָבִיא · προφήτης is a Hebrew phrase meaning "one who speaks forth on behalf of God".
Hebrew · H5030, G4396
נָבִיא
A prophet or (generally) inspired man · a foreteller ("prophet"); by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet
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נָבִיא H5030 a prophet or (generally) inspired man
Pronunciation navi
One who speaks forth God's word with divine authority; messenger of divine will, not merely predictor of future events
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προφήτης G4396 a foreteller ("prophet"); by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet
Pronunciation prophḗtēs
One who forth-tells God's will as His authorized interpreter, not merely predicting future events.
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What does נָבִיא (naviʾ) mean in the Bible?
נָבִיא · προφήτης is a Hebrew phrase meaning "one who speaks forth on behalf of God".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5030, G4396?
H5030, G4396 is connected to 317 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. one who speaks forth on behalf of God
Strong's H5030, G4396
Lexical occurrences 317 verses Source Gloss
one who speaks forth on behalf of God
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
נָבִיא is built from this root:
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MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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