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Prophecy in Hebrew is נְבוּאָה (n'vu'á).

Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.

נְבוּאָה
n'vu'á
noun · feminine
In English

prophecy

/ˈpɹɒfɪsi/ /ˈpɹɑfɪsi/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with P

These are the Hebrew words for prophecy as a noun.

prediction

  • נְבוּאָהנבואהn'vu'áfeminine

This is more about the Hebrew word נְבוּאָה.

Written with vowel points
נְבוּאָה
Written without vowel points
נבואה
Said
n'vu'á
Plural
נְבוּאוֹת
Its meanings in English
prophecy, a prophecy

These words come before and after prophecy in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨prophecy⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨prophecy⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨prophecy⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨נְבוּאָה⁩, said n'vu'á. Without vowel points it is written ⁨נבואה⁩. Its plural is ⁨נְבוּאוֹת⁩.

Is ⁨נבואה⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨נבואה⁩ is feminine.

What else does ⁨נבואה⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨prophecy⁩, ⁨נבואה⁩ can mean ⁨a prophecy⁩.

How is ⁨prophecy⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨prophecy⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈpɹɒfɪsi/, /ˈpɹɑfɪsi/⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry prophecy and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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