# H5012 נָבָא

נָבָא (nâbâʼ), Strong’s H5012: to prophesy, i.e. speak (or sing) by inspiration (in prediction or simple discourse) KJV: prophesy(-ing), make self a prophet.. Occurs 114 times.

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*nâbâʼ* — to prophesy, i.e. speak (or sing) by inspiration (in prediction or simple discourse)

KJV: prophesy(-ing), make self a prophet.

Occurs 114 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- [נָבָא] vb. denom. prophesy (in oldest forms, of religious ecstasy with or without song and music; later, essentially religious instruction, with occasional predictions)
- Niph.
- 1 prophesy under influence of divine spirit
- 2 of false prophets
- 3 cf. heathen prophets
- Hithp.
- 1 prophesy under influence of divine spirit
- 2 of heathen prophets of Baal in ecstatic state
- 3 of false prophets

## Where it occurs
- [Numbers 11:25](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/numbers/11?v=25) — The LORD came down in the cloud, and spoke to him, and took of the Spirit that was on him, and put it on the seventy…
- [Numbers 11:26](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/numbers/11?v=26) — But two men remained in the camp. The name of one was Eldad, and the name of the other Medad; and the Spirit rested on…
- [Numbers 11:27](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/numbers/11?v=27) — A young man ran, and told Moses, and said, “Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp!”
- [1 Samuel 10:5](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-samuel/10?v=5) — “After that you will come to the hill of God, where the garrison of the Philistines is; and it will happen, when you…
- [1 Samuel 10:6](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-samuel/10?v=6) — Then the LORD’s Spirit will come mightily on you, then you will prophesy with them and will be turned into another man.
- [1 Samuel 10:10](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-samuel/10?v=10) — When they came there to the hill, behold, a band of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came mightily on him, and…
- [1 Samuel 10:11](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-samuel/10?v=11) — When all who knew him before saw that, behold, he prophesied with the prophets, then the people said to one another…
- [1 Samuel 10:13](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-samuel/10?v=13) — When he had finished prophesying, he came to the high place.
- [1 Samuel 18:10](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-samuel/18?v=10) — On the next day, an evil spirit from God came mightily on Saul, and he prophesied in the middle of the house. David…
- [1 Samuel 19:20](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-samuel/19?v=20) — Saul sent messengers to seize David; and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as…