נביא

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See also: נבֿיא

Aramaic

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Noun

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נְבִיָּא (nəḇiyyā) (feminine counterpart נְבִיתָא)

  1. prophet

Derived terms

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

Hebrew

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Etymology 1

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Root
נ־ב־א (n-b-ʾ)

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

Noun

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נָבִיא (navím (plural indefinite נְבִיאִים, singular construct נְבִיא־, plural construct נְבִיאֵי־, feminine counterpart נְבִיאָה) [pattern: קָטִיל]

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

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See הֵבִיא (heví).

Verb

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נָבִיא (naví)

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