Aramaic

Noun

נביא • ‎(transliteration needed) m ‎(plural נביא, feminine counterpart נביתא)

1. prophet

Hebrew

Etymology 1

From the root נ־ב־א.

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 form of נָבִיא‎.

Derived terms

• נְבִיאִים ‎(n'vi'ím, “Nevi'im, Prophets”)

Etymology 2

See הֵבִיא ‎(heví).

Verb

נָבִיא • ‎(naví)

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