KJV dictionary & concordance

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

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 20:7

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1 Chronicles 17:1

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NOW it came to pass, as David sat in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in an house of cedars, but the ark of the covenant of the Lord remaineth under curtains.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 17:1 · retained source text

¶ Now it came to passe, as Dauid sate in his house, that Dauid sayde to Nathan the Prophet, Loe, I dwell in an house of Cedars, but the Arke of the Couenant of the LORD remaineth vnder curtaines.

1611 marginal note2.Sam. 7.1, &c.

1 Chronicles 29:29

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Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer,

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 29:29 · retained source text

Now the acts of Dauid the King first and last, behold, they are written in the booke of Samuel the Seer, and in the booke of Nathan the Prophet, and in the booke of Gad the Seer,

1611 marginal noteOr, historie.

1611 marginal noteHebr. words.

Complete reference index — all 226 verses

Genesis 20:7 Exodus 7:1 Numbers 12:6 Deuteronomy 13:1 Deuteronomy 13:3 Deuteronomy 13:5 Deuteronomy 18:15 Deuteronomy 18:18 Deuteronomy 18:20 Deuteronomy 18:22 Deuteronomy 34:10 Judges 6:8 1 Samuel 3:20 1 Samuel 9:9 1 Samuel 22:5 2 Samuel 7:2 2 Samuel 12:25 2 Samuel 24:11 1 Kings 1:8 1 Kings 1:10 1 Kings 1:22 1 Kings 1:23 1 Kings 1:32 1 Kings 1:34 1 Kings 1:38 1 Kings 1:44 1 Kings 1:45 1 Kings 11:29 1 Kings 13:11 1 Kings 13:18 1 Kings 13:20 1 Kings 13:23 1 Kings 13:25 1 Kings 13:26 1 Kings 13:29 1 Kings 14:2 1 Kings 14:18 1 Kings 16:7 1 Kings 16:12 1 Kings 18:22 1 Kings 18:36 1 Kings 19:16 1 Kings 20:13 1 Kings 20:22 1 Kings 20:38 1 Kings 22:7 2 Kings 3:11 2 Kings 5:3 2 Kings 5:8 2 Kings 5:13 2 Kings 6:12 2 Kings 9:1 2 Kings 9:4 2 Kings 14:25 2 Kings 19:2 2 Kings 20:1 2 Kings 20:11 2 Kings 20:14 2 Kings 23:18 1 Chronicles 17:1 1 Chronicles 29:29 2 Chronicles 9:29 2 Chronicles 12:5 2 Chronicles 12:15 2 Chronicles 13:22 2 Chronicles 15:8 2 Chronicles 18:6 2 Chronicles 21:12 2 Chronicles 25:15 2 Chronicles 25:16 2 Chronicles 26:22 2 Chronicles 28:9 2 Chronicles 29:25 2 Chronicles 32:20 2 Chronicles 32:32 2 Chronicles 35:18 2 Chronicles 36:12 Ezra 5:1 Ezra 6:14 Psalms 74:9 Isaiah 3:2 Isaiah 9:15 Isaiah 28:7 Isaiah 37:2 Isaiah 38:1 Isaiah 39:3 Jeremiah 1:5 Jeremiah 6:13 Jeremiah 8:10 Jeremiah 14:18 Jeremiah 18:18 Jeremiah 20:2 Jeremiah 23:11 Jeremiah 23:28 Jeremiah 23:33 Jeremiah 23:34 Jeremiah 23:37 Jeremiah 25:2 Jeremiah 28:1 Jeremiah 28:5 Jeremiah 28:6 Jeremiah 28:9 Jeremiah 28:10 Jeremiah 28:11 Jeremiah 28:12 Jeremiah 28:15 Jeremiah 28:17 Jeremiah 29:1 Jeremiah 29:26 Jeremiah 29:27 Jeremiah 29:29 Jeremiah 32:2 Jeremiah 34:6 Jeremiah 36:8 Jeremiah 36:26 Jeremiah 37:2 Jeremiah 37:3 Jeremiah 37:6 Jeremiah 37:13 Jeremiah 38:9 Jeremiah 38:10 Jeremiah 38:14 Jeremiah 42:2 Jeremiah 42:4 Jeremiah 43:6 Jeremiah 45:1 Jeremiah 46:1 Jeremiah 46:13 Jeremiah 47:1 Jeremiah 49:34 Jeremiah 50:1 Jeremiah 51:59 Lamentations 2:20 Ezekiel 2:5 Ezekiel 7:26 Ezekiel 14:4 Ezekiel 14:7 Ezekiel 14:9 Ezekiel 14:10 Ezekiel 33:33 Daniel 9:2 Hosea 4:5 Hosea 9:7 Hosea 9:8 Hosea 12:13 Amos 7:14 Micah 2:11 Habakkuk 1:1 Habakkuk 3:1 Haggai 1:1 Haggai 1:3 Haggai 1:12 Haggai 2:1 Haggai 2:10 Zechariah 1:1 Zechariah 1:7 Zechariah 13:5 Malachi 4:5 Matthew 1:22 Matthew 2:5 Matthew 2:15 Matthew 2:17 Matthew 3:3 Matthew 4:14 Matthew 8:17 Matthew 10:41 Matthew 11:9 Matthew 12:17 Matthew 12:39 Matthew 13:35 Matthew 13:57 Matthew 14:5 Matthew 16:4 Matthew 21:4 Matthew 21:11 Matthew 21:26 Matthew 21:46 Matthew 24:15 Matthew 27:9 Matthew 27:35 Mark 6:4 Mark 6:15 Mark 11:32 Mark 13:14 Luke 1:76 Luke 3:4 Luke 4:17 Luke 4:24 Luke 4:27 Luke 7:16 Luke 7:26 Luke 7:28 Luke 7:39 Luke 11:29 Luke 13:33 Luke 20:6 Luke 24:19 John 1:21 John 1:23 John 1:25 John 4:19 John 4:44 John 6:14 John 7:40 John 7:52 John 9:17 John 12:38 Acts 2:16 Acts 2:30 Acts 3:22 Acts 3:23 Acts 7:37 Acts 7:48 Acts 8:28 Acts 8:30 Acts 8:34 Acts 13:6 Acts 13:20 Acts 21:10 Acts 28:25 1 Corinthians 14:37 Titus 1:12 2 Peter 2:16 Revelation 16:13 Revelation 19:20 Revelation 20:10

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Definition evidence

1 · Direct Scripture definition

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.)

2 · KJV context and cross-references

Genesis 20:7 Deuteronomy 18:18-22 1 Kings 18:19 Jeremiah 23:25-32 Matthew 1:22 Matthew 11:13 Acts 3:22-24 Revelation 20:10 Acts 3:24 1 Kings 13:25 2 Chronicles 13:22 Jeremiah 23:37 Jeremiah 49:34 Matthew 2:17 Luke 11:29

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Cawdrey 1604

Open source edition ↗

One who prophesies.

paragraph 1943

Skeat 1893

Open source edition ↗

a speaker, spokesman.

printed p. 274; PDF p. 294; Internet Archive leaf n293