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Strong's H5017 נְבוּאָה (nebuah)

Nebuah means “prophesying” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G5017 — tarachos (“stir”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H5017
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 1
Books 1

Strong's H5017 Quick Answer

Strong's H5017 נְבוּאָה (nbuw'ah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. nbuw'ah (neb-oo-aw) n-f. 1. inspired teaching [(Aramaic) corresponding to H5016] It has 1 linked Bible usage across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include prophesying. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
nbuw'ah (neb-oo-aw) n-f. 1. inspired teaching [(Aramaic) corresponding to H5016]
Usage
1 linked usage
Books
1 indexed book
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
prophesying

Meaning and Definition

nbuw'ah (neb-oo-aw) n-f. 1. inspired teaching [(Aramaic) corresponding to H5016] KJV: prophesying. Root(s): H5016

Original Word
נְבוּאָה
Transliteration
nbuw'ah
Derivation
First root strongs: 5016
Morphology
noun fem

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5017. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H5017 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render nbuw'ah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

prophesying Ezra 6:14

How Strong's H5017 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 1 linked usage.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H5017 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H5017 in the Old Testament

1 indexed usage in Old Testament.

Ezra 6:14 KJV

And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they builded, and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.

Usage Excerpts

First 1 linked usage excerpt for Strong's H5017.

Ezra 6:14 Old Testament, KJV
And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they builded, and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5017, grouped by book.

Ezra 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H5017 FAQ

What does nebuah (נְבוּאָה) mean?

Nebuah (Strong's H5017) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "prophesying". nbuw'ah (neb-oo-aw) n-f. 1. inspired teaching [(Aramaic) corresponding to H5016]

How many times is nebuah (נְבוּאָה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 1 linked usage for Strong's H5017 across 1 book.

Where can I study nebuah (נְבוּאָה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5017 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate nebuah (נְבוּאָה)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as prophesying. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.