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H5046 - nagad (declare, report, announce, predict)

  • Transliteration: naw-gad
  • Part of Speech: verb
  • BLB Count: 370
  • Definition: a primitive root; properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain, praise
  • Translations: bewray, certainly, certify, declare(-ing), denounce, expound, fully, messenger, plainly, profess, rehearse, report, shew (forth), speak, surely, tell, utter
  • As "declare" (11x): Jdg 14:12, Jdg 14:13, Job 38:4, Job 38:18, Psa 9:11, Psa 97:6, Isa 42:9, Isa 42:12, Isa 48:6, Jer 42:20, Eze 40:4
  • Key Isaiah occurrences: Isa 3:9; 7:2; 19:12; 21:2; 40:21; 42:12; 44:7; 48:6; 57:12; 58:1

H7223 - rishon (first, former)

  • Transliteration: ree-shone
  • Part of Speech: adjective/adverb
  • BLB Count: 185
  • Definition: from rishon; first, in place, time or rank; ancestor, before(-time), beginning, eldest, first, fore(-father)(-most), former (thing), of old time, past
  • As "former" (16x): Deu 24:4, 2Ki 1:14, 2Ki 17:40, Neh 5:15, Job 8:8, Psa 79:8, 89:49, Ecc 7:10, Isa 61:4, 65:7, 65:16, Jer 34:5, 36:28, Zec 1:4, 7:7, 7:12
  • Key Isaiah "trial speech" occurrences: ISA 41:4, 41:22, 41:22, 41:27, 42:9, 43:9, 43:18, 43:27, 44:6, 46:9, 48:3, 48:12

H7225 - reshith (beginning, first)

  • Transliteration: ray-sheeth
  • Part of Speech: feminine noun
  • BLB Count: 51
  • Definition: from the same as rishon; the first, in place, time, order or rank (specifically, a firstfruit): beginning, chief(-est), first(-fruits, part, time), principal thing
  • Key verse: Isaiah 46:10 -- "Declaring the end (acharith) from the beginning (reshith)"
  • Also in Gen 1:1 ("In the beginning")

H319 - acharith (end, latter, future)

  • Transliteration: akh-ar-eeth
  • Part of Speech: feminine noun
  • BLB Count: 61
  • Definition: from achar; the last or end, hence, the future; also posterity: (last, latter) end (time), hinder(utter)-most, length, posterity, remnant, residue, reward
  • Key occurrences: ISA 41:22; 46:10; 47:6; 47:7; DAN 2:28; 10:14
  • Isaiah 46:10 pairs reshith (beginning) with acharith (end) -- "declaring the end from the beginning"

H4899 - mashiach (anointed, Messiah)

  • Transliteration: maw-shee-akh
  • Part of Speech: masculine noun
  • BLB Count: 39
  • Definition: from mashach; anointed; usually a consecrated person (as a king, priest, or saint); specifically, the Messiah
  • 44 total occurrences, 15 unique translations: "anointed" (11x), "his anointed" (4x), "the Messiah" (1x), etc.
  • Key: ISA 45:1 uses mashiach for Cyrus -- "Thus saith the LORD to his anointed (limshicho), to Cyrus"
  • Also DAN 9:25, 9:26 -- Messiah the Prince

H5030 - nabiy (prophet, inspired man)

  • Transliteration: naw-bee
  • Part of Speech: masculine noun
  • BLB Count: 316
  • Definition: from naba; a prophet or (generally) inspired man: prophecy, that prophesy, prophet
  • Used in DEU 18:15, 18, 20, 22; AMO 3:7; and throughout the prophetic books

G4394 - propheteia (prophecy)

  • Transliteration: prof-ay-ti-ah
  • Part of Speech: feminine noun
  • BLB Count: 19
  • Definition: prediction (scriptural or other): prophecy
  • As "prophecy" (11x): Mat 13:14, Rom 12:6, 1Co 12:10, 13:2, 1Ti 4:14, 2Pe 1:20, Rev 11:6, 22:7, 22:10, 22:18, 22:19
  • Other translations: "prophesying" (3x), "prophecies" (2x), "of prophecy" (2x), "prophesy" (1x)

G4293 - prokatangello (to announce beforehand)

  • Transliteration: prok-at-ang-ghel-lo
  • Part of Speech: verb
  • BLB Count: 4 (5 total occurrences)
  • Definition: from pro and katangello; to announce beforehand, i.e. predict, promise
  • 5 occurrences, 5 unique translations:
  • "before had shewed" (Act 3:18)
  • "have" (?)
  • "foretold" (Act 3:24)
  • "shewed before" (Act 7:52)
  • "whereof ye had notice before" (2Co 9:5)
  • CRITICAL: This verb combines pro- ("before") + kat-angello ("announce publicly") = "announce publicly beforehand" = predict

G4303 - promarturomai (to testify beforehand)

  • Transliteration: prom-ar-too-rom-ahee
  • Part of Speech: verb
  • BLB Count: 1
  • Definition: from pro and marturomai; to be a witness in advance, i.e. predict: testify beforehand
  • Single occurrence: 1 Peter 1:11 -- "when it testified beforehand (promartyromenon) the sufferings of Christ"
  • CRITICAL: This verb combines pro- ("before") + marturomai ("testify/bear witness") = "testify in advance" = predict

G4397 - prophetikos (prophetic, pertaining to a foreteller)

  • Transliteration: prof-ay-tik-os
  • Part of Speech: adjective
  • BLB Count: 2
  • Definition: from prophetes; pertaining to a foreteller ("prophetic"): of prophecy, of the prophets
  • 2 occurrences: Romans 16:26, 2 Peter 1:19
  • 2PE 1:19: "the prophetic (prophetikon) word" -- characterizes the entire prophetic corpus as "pertaining to foretelling"