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prophet

Meaning of “prophet”

A person who declares or bears a message as divinely inspired, including one who foretells, whether truly or falsely.

Definition sources

Direct Scripture definitionKJV context and cross-referencesCawdrey 1604Skeat 1893
241 occurrences226 verses34 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 20:7

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Genesis 20:7
Now therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 20:7 · retained source text

Now therefore restore the man his wife: for he is a Prophet, and he shal pray for thee, and thou shalt liue: and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine.

Exodus 7:1
AND the Lord said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 7:1 · retained source text

¶ And the LORD said vnto Moses, See, I haue made thee a god to Pharaoh, and Aaron thy brother shalbe thy prophet.

Numbers 12:6
And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I the Lord will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 12:6 · retained source text

And hee saide, Heare now my words: If there be a Prophet among you, I the LORD will make my selfe knowen vnto him in a vision, and will speake vnto him in a dreame:

Deuteronomy 13:1
IF there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 13:1 · retained source text

¶ If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreames, and giueth thee a signe, or a wonder:

Deuteronomy 13:3
Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the Lord your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 13:3 · retained source text

Thou shalt not hearken vnto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreames: for the LORD your God prooueth you, to know whether you loue the LORD your God with all your heart, and with all your soule.

Deuteronomy 13:5
And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he hath spoken to turn you away from the Lord your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to thrust thee out of the way which the Lord thy God commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put the evil away from the midst of thee.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 13:5 · retained source text

And that prophet or that dreamer of dreames shalbe put to death (because hee hath spoken to turne you away from the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to thrust thee out of the way which the LORD thy God commanded thee to walke in) So shalt thou put the euill away from the midst of thee.

1611 marginal noteHebr. spoken reuolt against the LORD.

Deuteronomy 18:15
¶ The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 18:15 · retained source text

¶ The LORD thy God will raise vp vnto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like vnto me, vnto him ye shall hearken,

1611 marginal noteIoh. 1.45. acts 3.21. and 7.37.

Deuteronomy 18:18
I will raise them up a prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 18:18 · retained source text

I will raise them vp a Prophet from among their brethren, like vnto thee, and will put my wordes in his mouth, and hee shall speake vnto them all that I shall command him.

1611 marginal noteIohn 1.45. acts 3.21. & .7.37.

Deuteronomy 18:20
But the prophet, which shall presume to speak a word in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, even that prophet shall die.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 18:20 · retained source text

But the prophet which shall presume to speake a word in my name, which I haue not commanded him to speake, or that shall speake in the name of other gods, euen that prophet shall die.

Deuteronomy 18:22
When a prophet speaketh in the name of the Lord, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the Lord hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 18:22 · retained source text

When a prophet speaketh in the name of the LORD, if the thing follow not, nor come to passe, that is the thing which the LORD hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not bee afraid of him.

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1 Samuel 9:9

(Beforetime in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, thus he spake, Come, and let us go to the seer: for he that is now called a Prophet was beforetime called a Seer.)

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