נביא

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See also: נבֿיא

Aramaic

Noun

נְבִיָּא • (nəḇiyyā) (feminine counterpart נְבִיתָא)

  1. prophet

Derived terms

  • בַרְנֶבֻאָה (barneḇú’â, literally “prophet's son”)
    • → Arabic: بَرْنَابَا (barnābā)
    • → Ancient Greek: Βαρναβᾶς (Barnabâs) (see there for further descendants)

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
נ־ב־א (n-b-ʾ)

From the root נ־ב־א. Compare Tigre ነቢ (näbi), Arabic نَبِيّ (nabiyy).

Noun

נָבִיא • (naví) m (plural indefinite נְבִיאִים, singular construct נְבִיא־, plural construct נְבִיאֵי־, feminine counterpart נְבִיאָה)

  1. A prophet: one who speaks by divine inspiration.
  2. (נְבִיא־, n'ví-) singular construct state form of נָבִיא‎.
Derived terms
References

Etymology 2

See הֵבִיא (heví).

Verb

נָבִיא • (naví)

  1. First-person plural future (prefix conjugation) of הֵבִיא (heví).
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