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Ezra 5:1

“Then the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, even unto them.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

נְבָאnᵉbâʼ · neb-aw'
H5013 · Aramaic
Definition
{to prophesy, i.e. speak (or sing) by inspiration (in prediction or simple discourse) to prophesy, i.e. speak (or sing) by inspiration (in prediction or simple discourse)}
Derivation
(Aramaic) corresponding to H5012 (נָבָא)
KJV renderings
prophesy.
Grammar
  • וְ — conjunction
  • הִתְנַבִּ֞י — verb Hithpaal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
Code AC/VMp3ms
Usage
Occurs 1 times in the Hebrew Bible.

Theological interpretation (AI)

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Verse 2

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.