KJV dictionary & concordance
A person who declares or bears a message as divinely inspired, including one who foretells, whether truly or falsely.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 20:7
Complete exact-word concordance
IF there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder,
¶ If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreames, and giueth thee a signe, or a wonder:
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.
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.
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.
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.
¶ 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;
¶ 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
¶ And there arose not a prophet since in Israel like unto Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face,
¶ And there arose not a Prophet since in Israel like vnto Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face:
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1 · Direct Scripture definition
(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
Historical English dictionary sources
One who prophesies.
a speaker, spokesman.
