נביא

See also: נבֿיא

Aramaic

Noun

נְבִיָּא • (nəḇiyyā) (feminine counterpart נְבִיתָא)

1. prophet

Descendants

• → Aramaic: [script needed] (barneḇú’â), בַרְנֶבֻאָה, prophet's son
  • → Arabic: بَرْنَابَا (barnābā)
  • → Ancient Greek: Βαρναβᾶς (Barnabâs) (see there for further descendants)

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Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
נ־ב־א (n-b-ʾ)

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

Noun

נָבִיא • (naví) m (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.

Derived terms

• נְבִיאִים (n'vi'ím, “Nevi'im, Prophets”)

Etymology 2

See הֵבִיא (heví).

Verb

נָבִיא • (naví)

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