Lexical Definition

‎נְבוּאָה‎ nᵉbûwʼâh (neb-oo-aw') prophecy ^H:N-F
from ‎נָבָא‎

prophecy.

• a prediction (spoken or written)

1) prophecy
1a) prophecy
1a1) specific and genuine
1a2) false
1b) prophetic writing

See Greek: προφητεία

Extended Information

• Aramaic equivalent: ne.vu.ah (‎נ‎ְ‎בו‎ּ‎א‎ָ‎ה‎ "prophesying" נְבוּאָה)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎נְבוּאָה‎ noun masculine prophecy (late: earlier synonym ‎חָזוֺן‎); —

1. a. specific and genuine 2Chr 15:8.
b. false Neh 6:12.

2. prophetic writing ‎עַלֿ‎ ‎נְבוּאַת אֲחִיָּה‎ 2Chr 9:29.

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