Prophets

ˈprɑfɪts

Definition

Definition of Prophets - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun, plural

biblical texts

TECH.

books of the Old Testament named after such individuals

TECH.

The Prophets include books like Isaiah and Jeremiah..

religion

TECH.

21st chapter of the Qur'an

TECH.

The Prophets is an important chapter in the Qur'an.

chapter

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Origin of Prophets

Greek, prophetes (one who speaks for another)

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Hebrew Bible

religion

sacred Jewish texts including Torah, Prophets, Writings

Hebrew Scripture

religion

the Jewish sacred texts including Torah, Prophets, Writings

Holy Spirit

religion

the spirit of God inspiring prophets in Islam

Haftarah

Judaism

reading from the Prophets after the Torah

Haftorah

Jewish service

selection from the Prophets read in synagogue

Hos.

abbr.

abr: Hosea

first book of the twelve minor prophets in the Bible

Nevi'im

religion

section of the Hebrew Bible called the Prophets

PBUH

acr.

acr: peace be upon him or peace be upon her

used to show respect for prophets in Islam

Examples of Prophets in a sentence

He read the Prophets during his morning devotion.
Muslims study the Prophets for guidance.
The Prophets contains many important teachings.

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French:Prophètes, ...
German:Propheten, ...
Italian:Profeti, ...
Spanish:Profetas, Los Profetas, ...
Portuguese:Profetas, ...
Chinese:先知书, 先知章, ...
Japanese:預言者, 預言者たち, ...
Arabic:الأَنْبِياء, سُورَة الأَنْبِيَاء, ...
Hebrew:נְבִיאִים, הַנְּבִיאִים, ...
Russian:Пророки, ...
Ukrainian:Пророки, ...
Hindi:भविष्यवक्ता, पैगंबर, ...
Bengali:প্রফেটস, নবী, ...
Catalan:Profetes, ...
Czech:Proroci, ...
Danish:Profeterne, ...
Dutch:Profeten, De Profeten, ...
Greek:Προφήτες, ...
Hungarian:Próféták, A próféták, ...
Khmer:គម្ពីរព្យាការី, អាល់អាន់ប៊ីយ៉ា, ...
Korean:예언서, 예언자들, ...
Persian:پیامبران, سوره انبیا, ...
Polish:Prorocy, ...
Portuguese (BR):Profetas, Os Profetas, ...
Romanian:Profeții, ...
Swedish:profeterna, Profeterna, ...
Thai:ผู้เผยพระวจนะ, บทศาสดา, ...
Turkish:Peygamberler, ...
Vietnamese:Các sách tiên tri, Các Nhà Tiên Tri, ...

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Definition of Prophets - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun, plural

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