נָבָא
nâbâʼ · naw-baw'
to prophesy, i.e. speak (or sing) by inspiration (in prediction or simple discourse)
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
to prophesy, i.e. speak (or sing) by inspiration (in prediction or simple discourse)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: prophesy(-ing), make self a prophet.
Letters
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the seed, life continuing › the house, what is within › strength, the leader
The seed, life continuing of the house, what is within of strength, the leader.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of נָבָא above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
115 occurrences · 115 OT · 0 NT · 78 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- prophesy18 · 22%
- and prophesy10 · 12%
- prophesied9 · 11%
- that prophesy7 · 9%
- for they prophesy4 · 5%
- therefore prophesy4 · 5%
- which prophesy3 · 4%
- and they prophesied3 · 4%
- which prophesied3 · 4%
- and prophesied2 · 2%
- hath prophesied2 · 2%
- so i prophesied2 · 2%
- who prophesied2 · 2%
- him; for he doth not prophesy1 · 1%
- time, and they prophesied1 · 1%
- do prophesy1 · 1%
- prophesying1 · 1%
- and he prophesied1 · 1%
- of prophesying1 · 1%
- that, behold, he prophesied1 · 1%
- upon him, and he prophesied1 · 1%
- and they also prophesied1 · 1%
- upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy1 · 1%
- them; and they shall prophesy1 · 1%
- upon them, they prophesied1 · 1%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.