נָבִיא

H5030. nabi
נָבִיא306 noun masculine spokesman, speaker, prophet — ׳נ Gen 20:7 155t.; suffix נְבִיאֶ֑ךָ Exo 7:1; plural נְבִיאִים Num 11:29 82t.; נְנִאִים Jer 27:18 Jer 27:16t.; suffix נְבִיאַי Psa 105:15; נְבִיָאו 1Ki 22:22; נְבִיאָו֯ 2Ki 17:13, etc.; —
1 genuine prophet of נביא ׳י,, anciently called רֹאֶה, 1Sa 9:9 (antiquarian note); change probably occurred in times of Elijah and is first reflected in Ehpraimitic source literally as applied to Abraham Gen 20:7; Moses Deu 34:10, M. and other early prophets. Hos 6:5; Hos 12:11 (twice in verse); Hos 12:14 (twice in verse); Amo 2:11-12, of prophets in ecstatic state Num 12:6 (E), Num 11:24 (JE). So in Judaic literature, of prophet like Moses Deu 18:15, Deu 18:18 (D), of Aaron (as mouthpiece of Moses) Exo 7:1 (P), of Samuel 1Sa 3:20, an unknown Jdg 6:8; in time of Samuel prophets were organized in bands: נביאים חֶבֶל 1Sa 10:5, 1Sa 10:10; הנ ׳להקת 1Sa 19:20; and in time of Elijah were הַנְּבִיאִים בְּנֵי = members of prophets' guilds 1Ki 20:35; 2Ki 2:3, 2Ki 2:5, 2Ki 2:7, 2Ki 2:15; 2Ki 4:1, 2Ki 4:38 (twice in verse); נָבִיא of Genuine prophets (besides phrases), in Judaic prophets, only Jeremiah, Jer 1:5; Ezekiel, Eze 2:5 = Eze 33:33; of ancient prophets Jer 28:8-9, (3 t. in verse); Zec 1:6; Zec 8:9; especially הראשׁנים הנביאים Zec 1:4; Zec 7:7, Zec 7:12, compare עבדי(וׅ הנביאים my (his) servants the prophets 2Ki 9:7; 2Ki 17:13, 2Ki 17:23; 2Ki 21:10; 2Ki 24:2 (all RD) Ezr 9:11; Jer 7:25; Jer 25:4; Jer 26:5; Jer 29:19; Jer 35:15; Jer 44:4; Amo 3:7; Zec 1:6, compare Eze 38:17; Dan 9:6; הַנּ ׳עבדוֺ his servant the prophet 1Ki 14:18; 2Ki 14:25; הַנָּבִיא with proper name: Jerome, 2Ch 36:12; Dan 9:2 31t. Jeremiah (but ᵐ5 only 4 t., the rest probably redactional, see GieJer. xxvii); Elijah 1Ki 18:36 (om ᵐ5), 2Ch 21:12; Malachi 3:23; Nathan 2Sa 7:2 2Sa 7:10t. Samuel and Kings; 4 t. Chronicles; Psa 51:2 (title); Isaiah, 2Ki 19:2; 2Ki 20:1, 2Ki 20:14 = Isa 37:2; Isa 38:1; Isa 39:1; 2Ki 20:11; 2Ch 26:22; 2Ch 32:20, 2Ch 32:32; Habakkuk Hab 1:1; Hab 3:1 (titles); Haggai, Hag 1:1, Hag 1:3, Hag 1:12; Hag 2:1, Hag 2:10; Zechariah, Zec 1:1, Zec 1:7 (titles); elsewhere several others in Samuel, Kings and Chronicles 15 t.; נביא is used elsewhere of Genuine prophecy only 1Sa 9:9 34t. Samuel and Kings; 1Ch 16:22 = Psa 105:15, + 13 t. Chronicles; Psa 74:9 complains of absence of ׳נ; וְנָבִיא חָזוֺן לַחְתֹּם Dan 9:24 see חתם
2 false prophets: prophets as official class, beside priests, character as false prophets: Isa 28:7; Jer 2:26; Jer 4:9; Jer 6:13; Jer 8:1, Jer 8:10; Jer 13:13; Jer 14:18; Jer 18:18; Jer 23:11, Jer 23:33, Jer 23:34; Jer 26:7-8, Jer 26:11, Jer 26:16; Jer 32:32; Zec 7:3, app. also 2Ki 23:2; Neh 9:32; Lam 2:20; Jer 29:1; Eze 7:26 (in these not characterized); always false (except of ancient and special prophets given above) in Amo 7:14; Hos 4:5; Hos 9:7-8, Mic 3:5-6, Mic 3:11; Isa 3:2; Isa 9:14; Isa 29:10; Jer 2:8, Jer 2:30; Jer 5:13, Jer 5:31; Jer 14:13-14, Jer 14:15 (twice in verse); Jer 23:9 Jer 23:16t. Jer 27:9, Jer 27:14, Jer 27:15, Jer 27:16, Jer 27:18; Jer 29:8, Jer 29:15; Jer 37:19; Eze 13:2 (twice in verse); Eze 13:3-4, Eze 13:9, Eze 13:16; Eze 14:4, Eze 14:7, Eze 14:9 (twice in verse); Eze 14:10; Eze 22:25, Eze 22:28; Zep 3:4; Lam 2:9, Lam 2:14; Lam 4:13; especially discredited Deu 13:2; Deu 13:4; Deu 13:6; Deu 18:20 (twice in verse); Deu 18:22 (twice in verse); Zec 13:2, Zec 13:4, Zec 13:5; such a prophet Hananiah called הַנָּבִיא Jer 28:1, Jer 28:5, Jer 28:10, Jer 28:12, Jer 28:15, Jer 28:17 ( ᵐ5 omits in all but Jer 28:1, where ψευδοπροφήτης). Usage of prophets themselves gives such a bad flavour to נביא, that we are not surprised that it is absent from exilic Isaiah, the Wisdom Literature, and Psalms (except for special reasons in 3 Psalms given under 1).
3 heathen prophets 1Ki 18:20; 1Ki 19:1; 2Ki 3:13 (twice in verse); האשׁדה נביאי 1Ki 18:19; הבעל נביאי 1Ki 18:19, 1Ki 18:22, 1Ki 18:25, 1Ki 18:40; 2Ki 10:19; 1Ki 22:6, 1Ki 22:10, 1Ki 22:12, 1Ki 22:13, 1Ki 22:22, 1Ki 22:23 2Ch 18:5; 2Ch 18:9; 2Ch 18:11; 2Ch 18:12; 2Ch 18:21; 2Ch 18:22.