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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

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 20:7

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Jeremiah 38:10
Then the king commanded Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, Take from hence thirty men with thee, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he die.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 38:10 · retained source text

Then the king commanded Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, Take from hence thirtie men with thee, and take vp Ieremiah the Prophet out of the dungeon before he die.

1611 marginal noteHebr. in thine hand.

Jeremiah 38:14
¶ Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took Jeremiah the prophet unto him into the third entry that is in the house of the Lord: and the king said unto Jeremiah, I will ask thee a thing; hide nothing from me.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 38:14 · retained source text

¶ Then Zedekiah the king sent, and tooke Ieremiah the Prophet vnto him into the third entrie that is in the house of the LORD, and the king said vnto Ieremiah, I will aske thee a thing: hide nothing from me.

1611 marginal noteOr principall.

Jeremiah 42:2
And said unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we beseech thee, our supplication be accepted before thee, and pray for us unto the Lord thy God, even for all this remnant; (for we are left but a few of many, as thine eyes do behold us:)
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 42:2 · retained source text

And said vnto Ieremiah the prophet, Let, we beseech thee, our supplication be accepted before thee, and pray for vs vnto the LORD thy God, euen for all this remnant (for we are left but a few of many, as thine eies do behold vs)

1611 marginal noteOr, let our supplication fall before thee.

Jeremiah 42:4
Then Jeremiah the prophet said unto them, I have heard you; behold, I will pray unto the Lord your God according to your words; and it shall come to pass, that whatsoever thing the Lord shall answer you, I will declare it unto you; I will keep nothing back from you.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 42:4 · retained source text

Then Ieremiah the prophet sayd vnto them, I haue heard you; behold, I will pray vnto the LORD your God, according to your words, and it shall come to passe that whatsoeuer thing the LORD shall answere you, I will declare it vnto you: I will keepe nothing backe from you.

Jeremiah 43:6
Even men, and women, and children, and the king’s daughters, and every person that Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard had left with Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Jeremiah the prophet, and Baruch the son of Neriah.
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 43:6 · retained source text

Euen men, and women, and children, and the kings daughters, and euery person that Nebuzaradan the captaine of the guard had left with Gedaliah the sonne of Ahikam, the sonne of Shaphan, and Ieremiah the Prophet, and Baruch the sonne of Neriah.

Jeremiah 45:1
THE word that Jeremiah the prophet spake unto Baruch the son of Neriah, when he had written these words in a book at the mouth of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 45:1 · retained source text

¶ The word that Ieremiah the Prophet spake vnto Baruch the sonne of Neriah, when he had written these words in a booke at the mouth of Ieremiah, in the fourth yeere of Iehoiakim the sonne of Iosiah king of Iudah, saying,

Jeremiah 46:1
THE word of the Lord which came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Gentiles;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 46:1 · retained source text

¶ The word of the LORD which came to Ieremiah the Prophet, against the Gentiles,

Jeremiah 46:13
¶ The word that the Lord spake to Jeremiah the prophet, how Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon should come and smite the land of Egypt.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 46:13 · retained source text

¶ The word that the LORD spake to Ieremiah the Prophet, how Nebuchadrezzar King of Babylon should come & smite the land of Egypt.

Jeremiah 47:1
THE word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Philistines, before that Pharaoh smote Gaza.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 47:1 · retained source text

¶ The word of the LORD that came to Ieremiah the Prophet against the Philistines, before that Pharaoh smote Gaza.

1611 marginal noteHebr. Azzah.

Jeremiah 49:34
¶ The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet against Elam in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 49:34 · retained source text

¶ The word of the LORD that came to Ieremiah the Prophet against Elam in the beginning of the reigne of Zedekiah king of Iudah, saying,

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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.)

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