H5029 H5029
Prophet; Aramaic noun for a divinely commissioned spokesperson, cognate with Hebrew navi.
The Aramaic form of the familiar Hebrew word for prophet, appearing exclusively in the post-exilic books of Ezra. Haggai and Zechariah are named as the prophets who spurred the returned exiles to resume building the temple (Ezra 5:1; 6:14). Across languages the translations converge on a single equivalent -- Spanish profeta, French prophete, German Prophet -- confirming this is a straightforward borrowing into Aramaic imperial administrative texts with no semantic drift from its Hebrew counterpart.
Senses
1. prophet (Aramaic) — A divinely authorized spokesperson who delivers God's message to the people. In Ezra 5:1-2 and 6:14, the term identifies Haggai and Zechariah as the prophets whose encouragement motivated the rebuilding of the Jerusalem temple under Persian rule. The multilingual glosses are unanimous (profeta, prophete, Prophet), showing no ambiguity -- the Aramaic form functions identically to Hebrew navi in every translation tradition. 8×
AR["(الأنْبِياء)", "(النَّبِيّ)", "[الأنْبِياء]", "[النَّبِيّ]"]·ben["(ভাববাদী)", "(ভাববাদীরা)", "[ভাববাদী]", "[ভাববাদীরা]"]·DE["[(נביא)]", "[(נבייא)]", "[[נביאה]]", "[[נביאיא]]"]·EN["[ketiv]", "[the-prophet]", "prophet", "prophets", "prophets-of", "the-prophet"]·FR["prophète"]·heb["(נביא)", "(נבייא)", "[נביאה]", "[נביאיא]"]·HI["नबियों-ने", "नबी", "नबी-ने"]·ID["[kere]", "nabi", "para-nabi"]·IT["profeta"]·jav["[nabi]", "kang-Gusti-Allah", "kang-nabi", "kang-para-nabi", "lan-Zakharia", "para-Yahudi", "tumrap"]·KO["(선지자)", "(선지자들)", "[선지자]", "[선지자들]"]·PT["(o-profeta)", "(os-profetas)", "[o-profeta]", "[os-profetas]"]·RU["[кетив]", "пророк", "пророка", "пророки"]·ES["(profeta)", "(profetas)", "(profetas-de)", "[el-profeta]", "[profeta]", "[profetas]", "el-profeta"]·SW["[manabii]", "[nabii]", "manabii", "nabii"]·TR["K", "peygamber", "peygamberin", "peygamberler"]·urd["(نبی)", "(نبیوں-نے)", "[نبی]", "[نبیوں]"]
Related Senses
H3548 1. priest, cultic officiant (750×)G5547 1. Christ, Messiah, Anointed One (540×)H5030 1. Prophet, divine spokesperson (317×)H5930a 1. burnt offering (sacrifice) (286×)H3881 1. Levites (priestly class) (283×)G4396 1. prophet, spokesperson of God (146×)H6944 1. sanctuary, holy place (129×)G0749 1. high priest, chief priest (123×)H6944 2. holiness, sacredness (abstract quality) (123×)G5330 1. Pharisee (99×)G4336 1. pray to God (86×)H6944 3. holy things, sacred offerings (plural) (86×)H3722a 1. make ritual atonement (Piel) (85×)H6912 1. bury (Qal active) (82×)H6419 1. pray (Hitpael) (80×)H6944 4. holiness (with possessive pronoun) (77×)H6942 1. sanctify, consecrate (Piel factitive) (76×)H2930a 1. Qal: be/become unclean (75×)H7819a 1. slaughter an animal (Qal active) (72×)H1486 1. lot (object cast for decisions) (71×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [נְבִיא] n.m. prophet (Hebraism? also 𝔗 Syriac; v. BH);—emph. נְבִיאָה Kt, נְבִיָּא Ezr 5:1; 6:14; pl. emph. נְבִיאַיָּא 5:1, 2.*