נְבִיאָהnᵉbîyʼâh
prophetess
Pronunciation: neb-ee-yaw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5031
Meanings
1.
a. of the ancient type endowed with gift of song (Exodus 15:20; Judges 4:4)
b. of the later type consulted for a word of ׳ י (2 Kings 22:14; 2 Chronicles 34:22)
2. false prophetess (Nehemiah 6:14)
3. wife of Isaiah (Isaiah 8:3)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 6 times in the Bible.
- Exodus 15:20 Then Miriam the prophet, Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine and led all the women as they played their tambourines and danced.
- Judges 4:4 Deborah, the wife of Lappidoth, was a prophet who was judging Israel at that time.
- 2 Kings 22:14 So Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Acbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went to the New Quarter of Jerusalem to consult with the prophet Huldah. She was the wife of Shallum son of Tikvah, son of Harhas, the keeper of the Temple wardrobe.
- 2 Chronicles 34:22 So Hilkiah and the other men went to the New Quarter of Jerusalem to consult with the prophet Huldah. She was the wife of Shallum son of Tikvah, son of Harhas, the keeper of the Temple wardrobe.
- Nehemiah 6:14 Remember, O my God, all the evil things that Tobiah and Sanballat have done. And remember Noadiah the prophet and all the prophets like her who have tried to intimidate me.
- Isaiah 8:3 Then I slept with my wife, and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. And the Lord said, “Call him Maher-shalal-hash-baz.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).