Nᵉbîyʼâh — H5031

H5031 · Hebrew — נביאה

Pronunciation: neb-ee-yaw'

Definition

feminine noun

a prophetess or (generally) inspired woman; by implication, a poetess; by association a prophet's wife

  1. prophetess
    1. ancient type endowed with gift of song (Miriam)
    2. later type consulted for a word (Huldah)
    3. false prophetess (Noadiah)
    4. wife of Isaiah the prophet

Usually translated as

prophetess

Origin

feminine of H5030

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Nᵉbîyʼâh occurs 6 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Exodus (1), Judges (1), 2 Kings (1), 2 Chronicles (1), Nehemiah (1), Isaiah (1)

Strong's Lexicon — N