נביא

See also: נבֿיא‎

Aramaic

Noun

נְבִיָּא • (nəḇiyyā) (feminine counterpart נְבִיתָא‎)

prophet

Descendants

→ Aramaic: בַרְנֶבֻאָה (barneḇú’â, “prophet's son”)
- → Arabic: بَرْنَابَا‎ (barnābā)
- → Ancient Greek: Βαρναβᾶς (Barnabâs) (see there for further descendants)

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
נ־ב־א‎

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]

A prophet: one who speaks by divine inspiration.
(נְבִיא־‎, n'ví-) Singular construct form of נָבִיא‎‎.

Derived terms

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

Etymology 2

See הֵבִיא‎ (heví).

Verb

נָבִיא • (naví)

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

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