Nebiah means “prophetess” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's G5031 — tachinos (“shortly”) in the Greek Bible.
Strong's H5031 נְבִיאָה (nbiy'ah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. nbiy'ah (neb-ee-yaw') n-f. 1. a prophetess 2. (generally) inspired woman It has 6 linked Bible usages across 6 books. Visible English usage signals include prophetess. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
nbiy'ah (neb-ee-yaw') n-f. 1. a prophetess 2. (generally) inspired woman 3. (by implication) a poetess 4. (by association) a prophet's wife [feminine of H5030] KJV: prophetess. Root(s): H5030
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5031. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
prophetess
Usage: 1) prophetess 1a) ancient type endowed with gift of song (Miriam) 1b) later type consulted for a word (Huldah) 1c) false prophetess (Noadiah) 1d) wife of Isaiah the prophet
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render nbiy'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.
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6 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.
And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time.
So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college;) and they communed with her.
First 6 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5031.
And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.
And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time.
So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college;) and they communed with her.
And Hilkiah, and they that the king had appointed, went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvath, the son of Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college:) and they spake to her to that effect.
My God, think thou upon Tobiah and Sanballat according to these their works, and on the prophetess Noadiah, and the rest of the prophets, that would have put me in fear.
And I went unto the prophetess; and she conceived, and bare a son. Then said the LORD to me, Call his name Mahershalalhashbaz.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5031, grouped by book.
Nebiah (Strong's H5031) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "prophetess". nbiy'ah (neb-ee-yaw') n-f. 1. a prophetess 2. (generally) inspired woman
This page currently indexes 6 linked usages for Strong's H5031 across 6 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5031 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as prophetess. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.