[ מַתְּנָא ^{] v.} נתן ^.

‍נ‍

נבא ( ^√ of foll.; v. BH id. , but especially Bewer Am. J. Sem. Lang. , Jan. 1902 who cp. Assyrian nab̂ , tear away, lead forcibly , hence proph. as ( fig. ) carried away by divine

frenzy, ecstasy, cf. 1 S 10: 6, 10 ; 19:20 , 24 ) .

• [ נְבִיא S 5029 TWOT 2843a ] n.m. prophet ( Hebraism? also T Syriac; v. BH ) ^;—

emph. נְבִיאָה K t, נְבִיָּא Ezr 5: 1; 6:14 ; pl. emph. נְבִיאַיָּא 5: 1, 2 .

[ נָבָא S 5012 TWOT 1277 GK 5547 , נָבָה ^{] Hithpa.} Pf. 3 m.s. הִתְנַבִּי prophesied

Ezr 5:1 .

• [ נְבוּאָה S 5016, 5017 TWOT 1277b, 2843b GK 5553 ] n.f. prophesying ;— cstr. נְבוּאַת

Ezr 6:14 .

נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר S 5019, 5020 GK 555631 n.pr.m. ( = BH -רֶאצַּר ^{, etc.}) ;— Dn 2:28 +

23 times Dn, Ezr 5:12 , 14 ; 6:5 ; נְבֻכ׳ Dn 3:3 + 3 times Dn.

Am. J. Sem. AJSL, q.v.