nevuah

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Pronunciations

nevuah (ne-VOO-uh) listen

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Definitions

  • n. Prophecy.

Example Sentences

  • "What a dream... It was almost like a nevua." (Glinert)

  • "Moshe Rabbeinu's level of nevuah is literally unattainable... even for him." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • TH נבואה > Y נבואה nevue

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).
      • Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).

      Alternative Spellings

      nevua, nevue

Notes

  • plural: 'nevuot' or 'nevues'

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