Word Forms
These forms come from “prophet” and change to fit the sentence.
- prophetbase form
- prophetsplural
prophet
WEB 445 appearances
KJV 480 appearances
A prophet is a messenger chosen by God to speak His words to people.
Biblical Usage
God sent prophets to teach His people and tell them His messages. Prophets warned people to turn away from sin and obey God. They also spoke about things that would happen in the future.
WEB Representative Scriptures
I will raise them up a prophet from among their brothers, like you. I will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak to them all that I shall command him.Deuteronomy 18:18 (WEB)
But Jehoshaphat said, “Isn’t there a prophet of the LORD here, that we may inquire of the LORD by him?”2 Kings 3:11 (WEB)
Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, “Do you understand what you are reading?”Acts 8:30 (WEB)
KJV Representative Scriptures
Now therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine.Genesis 20:7 (KJV)
And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, (for they are a rebellious house,) yet shall know that there hath been a prophet among them.Ezekiel 2:5 (KJV)
And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.Luke 4:24 (KJV)