נבא

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Aramaic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From a root נ־ב־א.

Verb[edit]

נבא (transliteration needed)

  1. to prophesy

Hebrew[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Root
נ־ב־א (n-b-ʾ)

From the root נ־ב־א (n-b-ʾ), perhaps related to נ־ב־ע (n-b-ʿ) with a literal meaning "to cause to bubble up", hence "to pour forth words abundantly".

Verb[edit]

נִבֵּא (nibé) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of ניבא.

Verb[edit]

נֻבָּא (nubá) third-singular masculine past (pu'al construction)

  1. defective spelling of נובא.

Verb[edit]

נִבָּא (nibá) third-singular masculine past (nif'al construction)

  1. defective spelling of ניבא.