To prophesy
נָאַםStrong’s H5001naam (na-am)
Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament
In short
Naam is the Hebrew word usually translated “have uttered”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.
“Behold, I am against the prophets, saith the LORD, that use their tongues, and say, He saith.”
Meaning
- To prophesy, utter a prophecy, speak as prophet, say(Qal) to utter a prophecy, speak as prophet
How it's translated
- and they have uttered 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Jeremiah 1
1 book in all.
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Hebrew dictionary
נָאַם naam · to prophesy
1) to prophesy, utter a prophecy, speak as prophet, say 1a) (Qal) to utter a prophecy, speak as prophet
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “prophesy” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
PROPH'ESY, verb transitive
To foretell future events; to predict.
- “me, but evil” 1 Kings 22:8
- To foreshow. [Little used.]
All definitions and other forms of “prophesy”
PROPH'ESY, verb intransitive
To utter predictions; to make declaration of events to come.
- In Scripture, to preach; to instruct in religious doctrines; to interpret or explain Scripture or religious subjects; to exhort. 1 Corinthians 13:9Ezekiel 37:4
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.