Prophets

proph·et

P0583200 (prŏf′ĭt)n.1. a. A person who speaks by divine inspiration or as the interpreter through whom the will of a god is expressed.b. One of the highest-ranking leaders of the Mormon church, considered by the faithful to be divinely inspired, and responsible for establishing and revising doctrine.2. A person gifted with profound moral insight and exceptional powers of expression.3. A predictor; a soothsayer.4. The chief spokesperson of a movement or cause.5. a. Prophets(used with a sing. or pl. verb) The second of the three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures, comprising the books of Joshua, Judges, Samuel, Kings, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and the Twelve. Used with the. See Table at Bible.b. Prophet One of the prophets mentioned in the Bible, especially one believed to be the author of one of these books. Used with the.6. Prophet Islam Muhammad. Used with the.

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[Middle English prophete, from Old French, from Latin prophēta, from Greek prophētēs : pro-, forth; see pro-² + -phētēs, speaker (from phanai, to speak; see bhā- in Indo-European roots).]

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proph′et·hood′ n.

Prophets

(ˈprɒfɪts) pl n (Judaism) the books constituting the second main part of the Hebrew Bible, which in Jewish tradition is subdivided into the Former Prophets, Joshua, Judges, I-II Samuel, and I-II Kings, and the Latter Prophets, comprising those books which in Christian tradition are alone called the Prophets and which are divided into Major Prophets and Minor Prophets. Compare Law of Moses, Hagiographa

Proph•ets

(ˈprɒf ɪts)

n. (used with a sing. v.) the canonical group of prophetic books that forms the second of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament. Compare Pentateuch, Hagiographa.

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Prophets - the second of three divisions of the Hebrew ScripturesNebiimBook of Joshua, Josue, Joshua - a book in the Old Testament describing how Joshua led the Israelites into Canaan (the Promised Land) after the death of MosesBook of Judges, Judges - a book of the Old Testament that tells the history of Israel under the leaders known as judges1 Samuel, I Samuel - the first of two books in the Old Testament that tell of Saul and David2 Samuel, II Samuel - the second of two books of the Old Testament that tell of Saul and David1 Kings, I Kings - the first of two Old Testament books telling the histories of the kings of Judah and Israel2 Kings, II Kings - the second of two Old Testament books telling the histories of the kings of Judah and IsraelBook of Isaiah, Isaiah - an Old Testament book consisting of Isaiah's propheciesBook of Jeremiah, Jeremiah - a book in the Old Testament containing the oracles of the prophet JeremiahBook of Ezekiel, Ezechiel, Ezekiel - an Old Testament book containing Ezekiel's prophecies of the downfall of Jerusalem and Judah and their subsequent restorationBook of Hosea, Hosea - an Old Testament book telling Hosea's propheciesBook of Joel, Joel - an Old Testament book telling Joel's propheciesBook of Amos, Amos - an Old Testament book telling Amos's propheciesBook of Obadiah, Obadiah, Abdias - an Old Testament book telling Obadiah's prophecies; the shortest book in the Christian BibleBook of Jonah, Jonah - a book in the Old Testament that tells the story of Jonah and the whaleBook of Micah, Micah, Micheas - an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Micah foretelling the destruction of JerusalemBook of Nahum, Nahum - an Old Testament book telling Nahum's prophecy of the fall of NinevehBook of Habakkuk, Habacuc, Habakkuk - an Old Testament book telling Habakkuk's propheciesBook of Zephaniah, Sophonias, Zephaniah - an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Zephaniah which are concerned mainly with the approaching judgment by God upon the sinners of JudahBook of Haggai, Haggai, Aggeus - an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Haggai which are concerned mainly with rebuilding the temples after the Babylonian CaptivityBook of Zachariah, Zacharias, Zechariah - an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Zechariah which are concerned mainly with the renewal of Israel after the Babylonian CaptivityHebrew Scripture, Tanach, Tanakh - the Jewish scriptures which consist of three divisions--the Torah and the Prophets and the Writings