Jastrow: נְבוּאָה

נְבוּאָה f. (b. h.; נבא) prophecy, inspiration. Y. Hor. III, 48ᵇ bot. (ref. to Zech. III, 8) אין מופת אלא נ׳ mofeth means prophetic gift. Cant. R. to III, 4; Gen. R. s. 44, v. הַטָּפָה. Koh. R. to I, 1 נתלה נְבוּאָתָן בעצמן their prophecy went by their own names (‘the words of—’). B. Bath. 12ᵃ from the day of the destruction of the Temple ניטלה נ׳ וכ׳ prophetic inspiration was taken away from the prophets and given to &c. Y. Macc. II, 31ᵈ bot.; Yalk. Ps. 702 שאלו לנ׳ וכ׳ prophecy was asked, what is the sinner’s punishment?—Meg. 14ᵃ נתקיימה נְבוּאָתָיךְ thy prophecy has come true. Ib. היכן נבואתיך where is thy prophecy? Ib. לדעה לדעת מה יהא בסוף נְבוּאָתָהּ ‘to know’ (Ex. II, 4) to know what will be the end of her prophecy; a. v. fr.—Pl. נְבוּאוֹת. Lev. R. s. 10, beg.; Yalk. Is. 307 נ׳ פשוטות plain words of prophecy, נ׳ כפולות repeated words &c. (as naḥămu nahămu, Is. XL, 1) ; a. fr.—V. נְבִיאוּת