נביא

See also: נבֿיא‎

Aramaic

Noun

נְבִיָּא • (nəḇiyyā) (feminine counterpart נְבִיתָא‎)

  1. prophet

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

Hebrew

Etymology 1
Root
נ־ב־א‎ (n-b-ʾ)

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

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

Etymology 2

See הֵבִיא‎ (heví).

Verb

נָבִיא • (naví)

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