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Lexicon :: Strong's H5012 - nāḇā'

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נָבָא
Transliteration
nāḇā'
Pronunciation
naw-baw'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 1277

Strong’s Definitions

נָבָא nâbâʼ, naw-baw'; a primitive root; to prophesy, i.e. speak (or sing) by inspiration (in prediction or simple discourse):—prophesy(-ing), make self a prophet.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 115x

The KJV translates Strong's H5012 in the following manner: prophesy (111x), prophesying (2x), prophet (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 115x
The KJV translates Strong's H5012 in the following manner: prophesy (111x), prophesying (2x), prophet (2x).

  1. to prophesy

    1. (Niphal)

      1. to prophesy

        1. under influence of divine spirit

        2. of false prophets

    2. (Hithpael)

      1. to prophesy

        1. under influence of divine spirit

        2. of false prophets

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
נָבָא nâbâʼ, naw-baw'; a primitive root; to prophesy, i.e. speak (or sing) by inspiration (in prediction or simple discourse):—prophesy(-ing), make self a prophet.
STRONGS H5012: Abbreviations
† [נָבָא] verb denominative prophesy (in oldest forms, of religious ecstasy with or without song and music; later, essentially religious instruction, with occasional predictions); —
Niph. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular נִבֵּא Jeremiah 20:1 + 7 times; 2nd person masculine singular נִבֵּאתָ Jeremiah 20:6 + 2 times; נִבֵּיתָ Jeremiah 26:9; 1st person singular נִבֵּאתִי Ezekiel 37:7; 3rd person plural נִבֵּאוּ Jeremiah 2:8 + 3 times; נִבָּ֑אוּ Jeremiah 23:21; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִנָּבֵא Amos 3:8 + 9 times Imperfect; Imperative הִנָּבֵא Amos 7:15 + 27 times; Infinitive הִנָּבֵא Amos 7:13; suffix הִנָּֽבְאוֹ Zechariah 13:3; הִנָּֽבְאֹתוֹ Zechariah 13:4, + 4 times Infinitive; Participle נִבָּא Jeremiah 26:18 + 20 times Participle; —
1. prophesy under influence of divine spirit:
a. in the ecstatic state, with song 1 Samuel 10:11; 1 Samuel 19:20 and music 1 Chronicles 25:1, 1 Chronicles 25:2, 1 Chronicles 25:3.
b. the word of י׳ : absolute Amos 2:12; Amos 3:8 (emended יחרד We Now needless), Amos 7:12, Amos 7:13; Joel 3:1 [Joel 2:28]; Jeremiah 19:14; Jeremiah 26:18; Jeremiah 28:9; Jeremiah 32:3; Ezekiel 11:13; Ezekiel 12:27; Ezekiel 21:19 [Ezekiel 21:14]; Ezekiel 37:7; Ezekiel 38:17 but especially in phrase הִנָּבֵא וֶאַמַדְתָּ Ezekiel 12:27; Ezekiel 21:14; Ezekiel 21:33 [Ezekiel 21:28]; Ezekiel 30:2; Ezekiel 34:2; Ezekiel 36:3; Ezekiel 37:7, Ezekiel 37:12; Ezekiel 38:14, Ezekiel 38:17; with accusative Jeremiah 20:1; Jeremiah 25:30; Jeremiah 28:6; followed by עַל against Amos 7:16; Jeremiah 25:13; Jeremiah 26:20; Ezekiel 4:7; Ezekiel 11:4; Ezekiel 13:17; Ezekiel 25:2; Ezekiel 28:21; Ezekiel 29:2; Ezekiel 34:2; Ezekiel 35:2; Ezekiel 36:6; Ezekiel 38:2; Ezekiel 39:1; unto Ezekiel 37:4; אֶל unto Amos 7:15; Jeremiah 26:11, Jeremiah 26:12; Jeremiah 28:8; Ezekiel 36:1; Ezekiel 37:9; against Ezekiel 6:2; Ezekiel 13:2; Ezekiel 21:2; Ezekiel 21:7 [Ezekiel 21:2]; בְּשֵׁם י׳ Jeremiah 11:21; Jeremiah 14:15; Jeremiah 23:25; Jeremiah 26:9.
2. of false prophets: absolute Jeremiah 23:21; Ezekiel 13:2; Zechariah 13:3 (twice in verse); Zechariah 13:4; with accusative 1 Kings 22:12 2 Chronicles 18:11; שֶׁקֶר Jeremiah 14:14; Jeremiah 23:25; Jeremiah 27:10, Jeremiah 27:14, Jeremiah 27:16; Jeremiah 29:21; לַשָּׁ֑קֶר Jeremiah 27:15; בַּשֶּׁקֶר Jeremiah 5:31; Jeremiah 20:6; Jeremiah 29:9; נִבְּאֵי הַשּׁ׳ Jeremiah 23:26; compare Jeremiah 23:32; with לֵ Jeremiah 14:16; Jeremiah 23:16; Jeremiah 27:15, Jeremiah 27:16; Jeremiah 29:31; Jeremiah 37:19; followed by אֶל concerning Ezekiel 13:16.
3. compare heathen prophets, בַּבַּעַל Jeremiah 2:8.
Hithp. Perfect 2nd person masculine singular הִתְנַבִּיתָ 1 Samuel 10:16 ; 1st person singular הִנַּבֵּאתִי Ezekiel 37:10; Imperfect יִתְנַבֵּא 1 Samuel 10:10 + 7 times; 3rd person masculine plural יִתְנַבְּאוּ Numbers 11:25 + 5 times; Imperative הִנַּבְּאוּ Jeremiah 23:13; Infinitive הִתְנַבּוֺת 1 Samuel 10:13; Participle מִתְנַבֵּא Jeremiah 26:20 + 9 times Participle; —
1. Prophesy under influence of divine spirit:
a. in the ecstatic state Numbers 11:25, Numbers 11:26, Numbers 11:27 (J), with music 1 Samuel 10:5, 1 Samuel 10:6, 1 Samuel 10:10, 1 Samuel 10:13, in frenzy 1 Samuel 19:20,1 Samuel 19:21 (twice in verse); 1 Samuel 19:23, 1 Samuel 19:24; excited to violence 1 Samuel 18:10 (= מְשֻׁגָּע mad 2 Kings 9:11); Jeremiah 29:26.
b. apart from ecstatic state, absolute Ezekiel 37:10, with לְ 1 Kings 22:8; Jeremiah 29:27; על 1 Kings 22:18 2 Chronicles 18:17, 2 Chronicles 18:7; 2 Chronicles 20:37; בְּשֵׁם י׳ Jeremiah 26:20.
2. of heathen prophets of Baal in ecstatic state 1 Kings 18:29; בַּבַּעַל Jeremiah 23:13.
3. of false prophets 1 Kings 22:10 2 Chronicles 18:9; Jeremiah 14:14; Ezekiel 13:17.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H5013.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Numbers

11:25; 11:25; 11:26; 11:27

1 Samuel

10:5; 10:6; 10:10; 10:10; 10:11; 10:13; 10:13; 10:16; 18:10; 19:20; 19:20; 19:21; 19:23; 19:24

1 Kings

18:29; 22:8; 22:10; 22:12; 22:18

2 Kings

9:11

1 Chronicles

25:1; 25:2; 25:3

2 Chronicles

18:7; 18:9; 18:11; 18:17; 20:37

Jeremiah

2:8; 2:8; 5:31; 11:21; 14:14; 14:14; 14:15; 14:16; 19:14; 20:1; 20:1; 20:6; 20:6; 23:13; 23:13; 23:16; 23:21; 23:21; 23:25; 23:25; 23:26; 23:32; 25:13; 25:30; 26:9; 26:9; 26:11; 26:12; 26:18; 26:18; 26:20; 26:20; 26:20; 27:10; 27:14; 27:15; 27:15; 27:16; 27:16; 28:6; 28:8; 28:9; 29:9; 29:21; 29:26; 29:27; 29:31; 32:3; 37:19

Ezekiel

4:7; 6:2; 11:4; 11:13; 12:27; 12:27; 13:2; 13:2; 13:16; 13:17; 13:17; 21:2; 21:2; 21:14; 21:14; 21:28; 25:2; 28:21; 29:2; 30:2; 34:2; 34:2; 35:2; 36:1; 36:3; 36:6; 37:4; 37:7; 37:7; 37:7; 37:9; 37:10; 37:10; 37:12; 38:2; 38:14; 38:17; 38:17; 39:1

Joel

2:28

Amos

2:12; 3:8; 3:8; 7:12; 7:13; 7:13; 7:15; 7:15; 7:16

Zechariah

13:3; 13:3; 13:4; 13:4

H5012

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Strong's Number H5012 matches the Hebrew נָבָא (nāḇā'),
which occurs 40 times in 36 verses in 'Jer' in the WLC Hebrew.

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“The priests did not say, ‘Where is the LORD?’

And those who handle the Law did not know Me;

The [fn]rulers also revolted against Me,

And the prophets prophesied H5012 by Baal

And walked after things that were of no benefit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:31 -

The prophets prophesy H5012 falsely,

And the priests rule [fn]on their own authority;

And My people love it this way!

But what will you do [fn]when the end comes?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 11:21 -

Therefore this is what the LORD says concerning the people of Anathoth, who are seeking your life, saying: “Do not prophesy H5012 in the name of the LORD, so that you do not die by our hand”;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:14 - Then the LORD said to me, “The prophets are prophesying H5012 falsehood in My name. I have neither sent them nor commanded them, nor spoken to them; they are prophesying H5012 to you a false vision, divination, futility, and the deception of their own [fn]minds.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:15 - “Therefore this is what the LORD says concerning the prophets who are prophesying H5012 in My name, although it was not I who sent them—yet they keep saying: ‘There will be no sword or famine in this land’—by sword and famine those prophets shall meet their end!

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:16 - “And the people to whom they are prophesying H5012 will be thrown out into the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword; and there will be no one to bury them—neither them, nor their wives, nor their sons, nor their daughters. For I will pour out their own wickedness upon them.

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Then Jeremiah came from Topheth, where the LORD had sent him to prophesy H5012; and he stood in the courtyard of the LORD’S house and said to all the people,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:1 -

When Pashhur the priest, the son of Immer, who was chief overseer in the house of the LORD, heard Jeremiah prophesying H5012 these things,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:6 - ‘And you, Pashhur, and all who live in your house will go into captivity; and you will enter Babylon, and there you will die and there you will be buried, you and all your friends to whom you have falsely prophesied H5012.’”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:13 -

“Moreover, among the prophets of Samaria I saw an offensive thing:

They prophesied H5012 by Baal and led My people Israel astray.

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This is what the LORD of armies says:

“Do not listen to the words of the prophets who are prophesying H5012 to you.

They are leading you into futility;

They tell a vision of their own [fn]imagination,

Not from the mouth of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:21 -

“I did not send these prophets,

But they ran.

I did not speak to them,

But they prophesied H5012.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:25 -

“I have heard what the prophets have said who prophesy H5012 falsely in My name, saying, ‘I had a dream, I had a dream!’

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:26 - “How long? Is there anything in the hearts of the prophets who prophesy H5012 falsehood, these prophets of the deceitfulness of their own heart,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:32 - “Behold, I am against those who have prophesied H5012 false dreams,” declares the LORD, “and reported them and led My people astray by their lies and reckless boasting; yet I did not send them nor command them, nor do they provide this people the slightest benefit,” declares the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:13 - ‘I will bring upon that land all My words which I have pronounced against it, all that is written in this book which Jeremiah has prophesied H5012 against all the nations.

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“Therefore you shall prophesy H5012 against them all these words, and you shall say to them,

‘The LORD will roar from on high

And raise His voice from His holy dwelling;

He will roar forcefully against His [fn]fold.

He will shout like those who tread the grapes,

Against all the inhabitants of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 26:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 26:9 - “Why have you prophesied H5012 in the name of the LORD, saying, ‘This house will be like Shiloh and this city will be in ruins, without inhabitant’?” And all the people gathered to Jeremiah at the house of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 26:11 - Then the priests and the prophets spoke to the officials and to all the people, saying, “A death sentence for this man! For he has prophesied H5012 against this city, just as you have heard with your own ears!”

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Then Jeremiah spoke to all the officials and to all the people, saying, “The LORD sent me to prophesy H5012 against this house and against this city all the words that you have heard.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 26:18 - “[fn]Micah of Moresheth used to prophesy H5012 in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah; and he spoke to all the people of Judah, saying, ‘This is what the LORD of armies has said:

“Zion will be plowed like a field,

And Jerusalem will become heaps of ruins,

And the mountain of the house like the [fn]high places of a forest.”’

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Indeed, there was also a man who used to prophesy H5012 in the name of the LORD, Uriah the son of Shemaiah from Kiriath-jearim; and he prophesied H5012 against this city and against this land words similar to all those of Jeremiah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 27:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 27:10 - ‘For they are prophesying H5012 a lie to you in order to remove you far from your land; and I will drive you away and you will perish.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 27:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 27:14 - “So do not listen to the words of the prophets who talk to you, saying, ‘You will not serve the king of Babylon,’ for they are prophesying H5012 a lie to you;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 27:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 27:15 - for I have not sent them,” declares the LORD, “but they are prophesying H5012 falsely in My name, so that I will drive you away and that you will perish, you and the prophets who prophesy H5012 to you.”

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Then I spoke to the priests and to all this people, saying: “This is what the LORD says: ‘Do not listen to the words of your prophets who prophesy H5012 to you, saying, “Behold, the vessels of the LORD’S house will now shortly be brought back from Babylon”; for they are prophesying H5012 a lie to you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 28:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 28:6 - and Jeremiah the prophet said, “Amen! May the LORD do so; may the LORD fulfill your words which you have prophesied H5012, to bring back the vessels of the LORD’S house and all the exiles, from Babylon to this place.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 28:8 - “The prophets who were before me and before you from ancient times also prophesied H5012 against many lands and against great kingdoms regarding war, disaster, and plague.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 28:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 28:9 - “As for the prophet who prophesies H5012 of peace, when the word of the prophet comes to pass, then that prophet will be known as one whom the LORD has truly sent.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:9 - ‘For they prophesy H5012 falsely to you in My name; I have not sent them,’ declares the LORD.

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‘This is what the LORD of armies, the God of Israel says concerning Ahab the son of Kolaiah and concerning Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah, who are prophesying H5012 to you falsely in My name: “Behold, I am going to hand them over to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he will kill them before your eyes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:26 - “The LORD has made you priest instead of Jehoiada the priest, to be the [fn]overseer of the house of the LORD for every insane person who prophesies H5012, to put him in the stocks and in the iron collar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:27 - “So now, why have you not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth who prophesies H5012 to you,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:31 - “Send word to all the exiles, saying, ‘This is what the LORD says concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite: “Because Shemaiah has prophesied H5012 to you, although I did not send him, and he has made you trust in a lie,”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:3 - because Zedekiah king of Judah had imprisoned him, saying, “Why do you prophesy H5012, saying, ‘This is what the LORD says: “Behold, I am going to hand this city over to the king of Babylon, and he will take it;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 37:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 37:19 - “And where are your prophets who prophesied H5012 to you, saying, ‘The king of Babylon will not come against you or against this land’?
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