English Bible words starting with P
723 meanings beginning with P, in alphabetical order. This is page 6 of 8. Under each one are the Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek words the Bible actually uses for it.
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predetermine1 word
predict3 words
preeminent1 word
prefect1 word
prefects1 word
prefer1 word
pregnancy1 word
pregnant3 words
- gastērγαστήρthe womb: a woman's belly as the place where a child is conceived and carried, nearly always inside the everyday phrase for being pregnant
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- a belly in the sense of an appetite: a name thrown at people who live to be fed and will not work
- harahהָרָהpregnant: carrying a child, expecting to give birth
- egkuosἔγκυοςpregnantnot studied yet
- gastērγαστήρthe womb: a woman's belly as the place where a child is conceived and carried, nearly always inside the everyday phrase for being pregnant
prejudice1 word
prejudiced person1 word
premeditate1 word
preparation2 words
prepare11 words
- asahעָשָׂהto do or make: to bring something about by acting, whether shaping a thing or carrying out a deed
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- to press or squeeze: a separate, rare word that happens to share this spelling
- kunכּוּןto be firm or to make firm: to be set solidly in place and lasting, or to set something solidly in place so it stands, endures, and is ready for its purpose.
- hetoimazōἑτοιμάζωto make ready in advance, so that a person or event will be properly received when it arrives
- qadashקָדַשׁto be set apart from ordinary use and brought into the sphere of the holy: to be holy, to make holy, to treat as holy
- panahפָּנָהto turn so as to face a direction, person, or thing, with all that the turn implies: to look toward, attend to, or move away from
- asahעָשָׂהto do or make: to bring something about by acting, whether shaping a thing or carrying out a deed
prepare burial1 word
prepared1 word
prescribe1 word
presence3 words
- panehפָּנֶהthe face: the front of a person's head, the look it carries, and the presence of the one who turns it toward you
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- the front or surface of a thing: the outer side it turns toward you
- the position words built on this noun: before, in front of, away from, and so because of
- prosōponπρόσωπονthe face, and by extension the presence a face conveys, the outward look of a thing, or the person the face stands for
- parousiaπαρουσίαthe arrival of a person and the presence that follows: someone's coming and being there
- panehפָּנֶהthe face: the front of a person's head, the look it carries, and the presence of the one who turns it toward you
present14 words
- amadעָמַדto set up: to make something or someone stand, and so to erect, station, appoint, present, or confirm
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- to stand: to be on one's feet and in place, and so to take up a position, come to a halt, or wait there on someone
- to remain: to keep standing over time, and so to last, to hold one's ground, or to be valid rather than fall
- to arise: to come onto the scene and take one's place, as a king coming to power
- qaravקָרַבto come near, or to bring near: to close the distance to someone or something, and in worship to present an offering before God
- prospherōπροσφέρωto offer: to present a sacrifice, gift, or offering to God
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- to bring to: to carry or lead a person or thing to someone, setting it before them
- to deal with: to treat or behave toward someone in a certain way
- minḥahמִנְחָהa gift presented to someone of higher standing to win favor, show respect, or smooth a relationship.
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- tribute: the payment a weaker nation or subject hands over to a ruler it is forced to serve.
- an offering presented to God; most often the grain offering of flour, oil, and incense given alongside the animal sacrifices.
- dōronδῶρονa thing given: a gift handed from one party to another, whatever the setting.
- amadעָמַדto set up: to make something or someone stand, and so to erect, station, appoint, present, or confirm
present oneself1 word
presented2 words
- protithēmiπροτίθημιto decide on something in advance and hold to it; to purpose, plan, or intend
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- to place something out in open view; to set forth or display publicly
- qerevקְרֵבto come near, or to bring near: to close the distance to a person or a place, and to present someone, or a sacrifice, before a ruler or before God.
- protithēmiπροτίθημιto decide on something in advance and hold to it; to purpose, plan, or intend
preserve4 words
- sōzōσῴζωto bring someone safely through a threat into wholeness: to rescue, heal, or save
- shamarשָׁמַרto exercise watchful care over someone or something: to guard it, hold to it, and keep it safe
- natsarנָצַרto keep close watch over something and guard it: to protect it, hold onto it faithfully, or keep it safe
- suntēreōσυντηρέωto preservenot studied yet
preserve life1 word
- miḥyahמִחְיָהwhat keeps a life going: the rescue, the food, or the returning strength that lets someone survive.
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- the patch of living flesh showing inside a skin sore or a burn.
- miḥyahמִחְיָהwhat keeps a life going: the rescue, the food, or the returning strength that lets someone survive.
preserving1 word
press8 words
- sunechōσυνέχωto hold together or press in from every side: to hold shut, hem in, grip, or drive onward
- laḥatsלָחַץto bear down on with crushing pressure: to press or squeeze something physically, and so to oppress or afflict a person or a people
- tsuqצוּקto press hard on someone until there is no room left: to hem in, harass, or wear down by relentless pressure
- utsאוּץto move or drive with pressing urgency: to hurry, or to press someone else to hurry
- patsarפָּצַרto press a person hard: to keep pushing at someone who is holding back, until they give way
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- pushiness: a stubborn insistence on getting one's own way
press down2 words
press on1 word
- thlibōθλίβωto press physically: to squeeze or crowd something so that it is pinched tight
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- to afflict: to bear down on someone with hardship, trouble, or persecution, like a weight pressing from outside
- thlibōθλίβωto press physically: to squeeze or crowd something so that it is pinched tight
press toward1 word
press upon3 words
- epipiptōἐπιπίπτωto fall on someone: to come down onto a person bodily, or to sweep over them suddenly from outside.
- epikeimaiἐπίκειμαιto lie on something with weight: to rest on it, press hard against it, or settle on a person as a duty
- stenochōreōστενοχωρέωto be squeezed into a space too narrow to move in: hemmed in, with no room left
pressed1 word
- patsarפָּצַרto press a person hard: to keep pushing at someone who is holding back, until they give way
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- pushiness: a stubborn insistence on getting one's own way
- patsarפָּצַרto press a person hard: to keep pushing at someone who is holding back, until they give way
pressed hard against1 word
- patsarפָּצַרto press a person hard: to keep pushing at someone who is holding back, until they give way
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- pushiness: a stubborn insistence on getting one's own way
- patsarפָּצַרto press a person hard: to keep pushing at someone who is holding back, until they give way
pressing1 word
pressure2 words
presume1 word
presumption2 words
- zadonזָדוֹןarrogant presumption: a deliberate, defiant overstepping of a boundary set by God or rightful authority, done knowingly and with contempt
- patsarפָּצַרto press a person hard: to keep pushing at someone who is holding back, until they give way
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- pushiness: a stubborn insistence on getting one's own way
presumptuously1 word
- zudזִידto act presumptuously: to knowingly step past a limit God or lawful authority has set, and to do it with contempt
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- to boil: to cook something in a pot over heat
- zudזִידto act presumptuously: to knowingly step past a limit God or lawful authority has set, and to do it with contempt
pretend2 words
pretense2 words
pretext3 words
pretty1 word
prevail9 words
- yakholיָכֹלto prevail: to overpower an opponent or win out in a struggle
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- to be able: to have the power, capacity, or permission to do something
- to endure: to be able to bear or put up with something
- ischuōἰσχύωto have the strength or power for something: to be strong enough, be able, or prevail
- katischuōκατισχύωto prevailnot studied yet
- nikaōνικάωto conquer, to overcome, to win out: to come through a struggle as the victor.
- amatsאָמֵץto be firm and strong, or to make someone firm: physical might, inner resolve, and the courage to hold steady
- yakholיָכֹלto prevail: to overpower an opponent or win out in a struggle
prevent3 words
- ekkoptōἐκκόπτωto cut off or cut down: to sever something from what it grew on or belonged to, and be rid of it
- kōluōκωλύωto stop someone or something: to hinder, prevent, or forbid
- qadamקָדַםto get out in front of someone or something: to meet or confront them face to face, to go on ahead, or to act ahead of time
previously3 words
prey9 words
- shalalשָׁלָלspoil: the goods, animals, and captives carried off as the prize of victory
- bazבַּזwar plunder: the goods or people seized and carried off by force from a defeated enemy
- terephטֶרֶףprey: the flesh a predator tears and eats, and by extension what is seized as plunder or simply provided as food
- matsudahמְצוּדָהa hunter's net or snare: a trap that closes on prey, and so on a person who cannot escape.
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- a stronghold: a fortified or, more often, a rugged natural height that keeps its occupant safe from attack.
- okhlahאׇכְלָהfood: something given to be eaten or consumed, whether nourishment for the living, prey for wild animals, or fuel for fire
prey upon1 word
price8 words
- kesephכֶּסֶףsilver: the precious metal, and by extension the money and the price reckoned in it
- timēτιμήprice: the amount at which something is valued, or the money it fetches.
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- honor: the public recognition of someone's worth, and the respect or esteem that worth is owed.
- erekhעֵרֶךְan ordered arrangement: things set out in place, laid out in proper order
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- an assessed value: a set amount of worth fixed on a person or thing by a standard
- yeqarיְקָרpreciousness: the worth of what is rare and costly, and the honor or splendor that such worth confers.
- meḥirמְחִירwhat something costs: the payment given in exchange for it, and so also the sum that measures its worth
pride16 words
- huperēphaniaὑπερηφανίαpridenot studied yet
- tipharahתִּפְאָרָהsplendor on show: beauty that catches the eye and brings honor to whoever wears, owns, or gives it
- ga'onגָּאוֹןmajesty: the towering greatness and splendor that belong to God.
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- splendor: the glory or grandeur of a land, a nation, or a thing in nature.
- arrogance: the swollen self-importance of a person or people who lift themselves up wrongly.
- kauchēmaκαύχημαa boast: what a person can point to as a reason for pride, and the pride voiced in it
- kauchēsisκαύχησιςboasting: the act of saying out loud what you are proud of and counting on, whether that is yourself or God
priest3 words
- hiereusἱερεύςpriest: a person consecrated to serve at a sanctuary, offering the sacrifices and mediating between God (or a god) and the worshipers
- kohenכֹּהֵןpriest: a person who officiates at a sanctuary for a god, standing between worshipers and that god by handling sacrifice, ruling on what is holy and clean, and teaching the god's instruction
- kahenכָּהֵןpriest: a member of Israel's hereditary priestly order, authorized to run the worship of the Jerusalem temple
priest's office1 word
priesthood4 words
prime1 word
prince12 words
- archōnἄρχωνa ruler: someone who holds authority over others, whether a human official or a spiritual power.
- sarשַׂרa person placed in command over others: an official, commander, chief, or ruler acting under a higher authority
- nasiנָשִׂיאa leader: one lifted up over others to rule, represent, or speak for them
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- rising mist: vapor or clouds that lift up from the earth
- hēgemōnἡγεμώνa governing leader set over a region; in the New Testament chiefly the Roman provincial governor
- nagidנָגִידa leader: the one placed out front and at the head of others, with the authority to direct them
princess1 word
principality1 word
- archēἀρχήbeginning: the point in time where something starts
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- origin: the source from which something comes, the one in whom it starts
- ruler or realm of authority: those who hold power, or the office and sphere they hold
- corner or end: the outermost edge of a physical object
- archēἀρχήbeginning: the point in time where something starts
principle1 word
- stoicheionστοιχεῖονthe simple starting lessons of a subject: the basics a beginner is given before anything harder
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- the basic physical parts the world is made of: its elements
- the elemental forces of the world: the basic powers or rules that ordered the old life and held people in bondage to it
- stoicheionστοιχεῖονthe simple starting lessons of a subject: the basics a beginner is given before anything harder
print2 words
Prisca1 word
Priscilla1 word
prison9 words
- phulakēφυλακήprison: a place where people are held under guard
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- a watch of the night: one of the set stretches into which the night was divided
- the act of keeping watch: standing guard over something
- pequddahפְּקֻדָּהa visitation: God's decisive coming to deal with a person or people, most often to punish and sometimes to help
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- oversight: a charge or office entrusted to someone, with responsibility to answer for it
- a mustering: the counting of people and the numbered company it produces
- a store: goods laid up or set in reserve
- mishmarמִשְׁמָרa keeping: guarding given concrete shape, whether as custody, a watch, or an observed charge
- mattarahמַטָּרָהthe guard: the palace watch station, which gave its name both to the courtyard where prisoners were kept and to a city gate
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- a target: the mark something is aimed at and shot at
- desmōtērionδεσμωτήριονprisonnot studied yet
- phulakēφυλακήprison: a place where people are held under guard
prison house1 word
prisoner4 words
private1 word
privately1 word
prize2 words
proceed3 words
- exerchomaiἐξέρχομαιto proceed from: said of words and intentions coming out of the mouth or heart, and of a person coming forth from a source or origin
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- to go out: to move from inside a place to outside it, or to leave a place behind
- to come out of a person: said of an evil spirit driven out, or of healing power going out from someone
- to spread abroad: said of a report, rumor, or message that travels out and reaches people
- ekporeuōἐκπορεύωto move out from within something: to go out, come out, or stream forth from a source
- ataqעָתַקto move on from where you were, or to shift something out of the place it held
- exerchomaiἐξέρχομαιto proceed from: said of words and intentions coming out of the mouth or heart, and of a person coming forth from a source or origin
procession1 word
Prochorus1 word
proclaim11 words
- shamaשָׁמַעto hear: to take in what reaches the ear, and from there to listen, understand, heed, and answer.
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- to summon, to muster troops together for war.
- qaraקָרָאto raise the voice toward someone: to call, summon, invoke, name, proclaim, or read aloud
- kērussōκηρύσσωto proclaim publicly like a herald: to announce a message openly and with authority, on behalf of the one who sent you
- euangelizomaiεὐαγγελίζομαιto announce good news; in the New Testament, above all to proclaim the good news of salvation in Jesus Christ
- basarבָּשַׂרto herald news, especially the kind of joyful news worth running to deliver: to announce, proclaim, bring glad tidings.
- shamaשָׁמַעto hear: to take in what reaches the ear, and from there to listen, understand, heed, and answer.
proclaimer2 words
proclamation3 words
proconsul1 word
produce13 words
- karposκαρπόςfruit: what something yields, whether the produce of a plant or the result a life, action, or work brings forth.
- periפְּרִיresult: what a person's conduct, words, or work produces, the outcome it earns
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- fruit: what a tree, vine, or field brings forth, and what a person or nation yields when pictured as a growing plant
- offspring: the young a person or an animal brings forth, named as the fruit of the body
- ekpherōἐκφέρωto carry out: to move a person or thing from inside a place to outside it, and, of ground, to send up what grows in it
- tevu'ahתְּבוּאָהthe yield that comes in from land or labor: a harvest of crops, or income and gain more broadly
- katergazomaiκατεργάζομαιto bring something about by working at it: to produce a result, carry out a deed, or accomplish a task fully
produce a crop1 word
produce a harvest1 word
produce thousands1 word
profane9 words
- ḥalalחָלַלto treat as common what is holy: to profane, defile, or strip of its sacred standing
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- to begin, to make a start at something or do it for the first time
- to pierce, wound, or run through, often fatally
- to play on the pipe or flute
- ḥalalחָלָלa profaned person; someone stripped of holy standing and treated as defiled
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- one fatally pierced; a person run through and killed or left dying, above all the battlefield dead
- bebēloōβεβηλόωto profanenot studied yet
- koinosκοινόςshared: belonging to a whole group together rather than to one person
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- defiled: made unfit to touch what is holy, and so to be kept away from it
- bebēlosβέβηλοςprofanenot studied yet
- ḥalalחָלַלto treat as common what is holy: to profane, defile, or strip of its sacred standing
profaneness2 words
profess2 words
- homologeōὁμολογέωto confess or profess: to declare openly and on the record where one stands, owning allegiance to a person or affirming a truth as one's own before others
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- to acknowledge or admit: to grant that something is true, whether a fact one concedes or a wrong one owns up to
- to promise: to bind oneself by a stated pledge to do something
- to praise: to give God thanks out loud, openly acknowledging his name in worship
- epangellōἐπαγγέλλωto profess: to lay public claim to a quality, skill, or knowledge, presenting oneself as having it
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- to promise: to declare, with a commitment that binds the speaker, that one will give or do something
- homologeōὁμολογέωto confess or profess: to declare openly and on the record where one stands, owning allegiance to a person or affirming a truth as one's own before others
profession1 word
profit8 words
- ōpheleōὠφελέωto benefit: to do someone real good, to be of use, to profit
- betsaבֶּצַעgain: the material advantage a person gets, most often profit seized by greed, fraud, or violence
- ya'alיָעַלto be of use: to bring real benefit or advantage, to actually do someone good
- sakhanסָכַןto be of benefit: to be worth something to the one who stands to gain
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- an attendant: a person kept close to a superior to look after him personally
- to be long familiar with: to know something by living with it rather than by hearing of it
- yitronיִתְרוֹןgain that is really left over: the surplus or edge that remains once the full cost of the effort has been counted
profitable2 words
- sumpherōσυμφέρωto bring things together into one place: to gather or collect
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- to be good for someone: to be beneficial, advantageous, or better
- chrēsimosχρήσιμοςprofitablenot studied yet
- sumpherōσυμφέρωto bring things together into one place: to gather or collect
progeny2 words
progress2 words
prolong3 words
prominent1 word
promise9 words
- amarאָמַרto say: to speak words, and so to think them or to declare them
- davarדָּבָרa word, or the matter that word is about: anything said, and equally the affair, event, or thing being spoken of
- davarדָבַרto speak: to put thought into words and aim them at a hearer
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- to subdue: to bring peoples under someone's rule
- epangeliaἐπαγγελίαa promise: a binding pledge to do something, above all God's pledge to his people, and by extension the very thing he has pledged to give.
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- an agreement or consent: a person's word that they will go along with a plan.
- homologeōὁμολογέωto promise: to bind oneself by a stated pledge to do something
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- to confess or profess: to declare openly and on the record where one stands, owning allegiance to a person or affirming a truth as one's own before others
- to acknowledge or admit: to grant that something is true, whether a fact one concedes or a wrong one owns up to
- to praise: to give God thanks out loud, openly acknowledging his name in worship
promote1 word
prompt2 words
- sumbibazōσυμβιβάζωto hold separate parts together, so that what was apart works as one whole
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- to put facts side by side so that a conclusion follows from them
- to teach someone: to bring a person's mind together with something they did not grasp
- probibazōπροβιβάζωto promptnot studied yet
- sumbibazōσυμβιβάζωto hold separate parts together, so that what was apart works as one whole
pronounce clean1 word
pronounce unclean1 word
proof3 words
- marturionμαρτύριονthe thing that proves a point: evidence, attested testimony, the content or token of a witness rather than the act of witnessing
- elegchosἔλεγχοςproof: the evidence or demonstration by which something hidden is brought into the open and shown to be real
- dokimēδοκιμήgenuineness proved by testing: the ordeal that proves, the tried quality it produces, or the proof it yields
propagate1 word
proper4 words
- idiosἴδιοςone's own: belonging to a particular person or thing rather than to others or to people in general
- prepōπρέπωit is fitting: what is proper and becoming, in keeping with who someone is or what a situation calls for.
- anēkōἀνήκωit is fitting: what is proper, becoming, or one's plain duty to do
- euschēmōnεὐσχήμωνpropernot studied yet
properly1 word
property7 words
- melakhahמְלָאכָהcommissioned work: the task one has been sent to do, the skill it demands, the occupation it becomes, and the goods it produces
- biosβίοςthe means of living: the property and resources a person has to live on
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- the earthly life a person actually lives: its stretch of years, its course, and the way it is spent
- aḥuzzahאֲחֻזָּהa permanent holding: land (or property) held in lasting, heritable ownership
- rekhushרְכוּשׁmovable property: the goods, livestock, and belongings a person or group owns and can carry
- chōrionχωρίονa bounded piece of ground: a plot, field, or estate, thought of as somebody's property
prophecy2 words
prophesy6 words
- prophēteuōπροφητεύωto prophesy: to speak a message that comes from God rather than from oneself, as God's inspired spokesperson
- navaנָבָאto prophesy: to act as a prophet, speaking out a message presented as God's word (whether the speaker truly received it or not)
- ḥazahחָזָהto see, in the heightened sense of perceiving something with full attention: to behold, gaze upon, or receive a vision
- nataphנָטַףto prophesy, preach: to pour out a stream of inspired words
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- to drip, drop: to fall or flow slowly in drops, as water, dew, myrrh, honey, or wine
- na'amנָאַםto prophesynot studied yet
prophesying2 words
prophet4 words
- prophētēsπροφήτηςa prophet: someone who speaks for God, delivering a message that comes from God rather than from themselves
- naviנָבִיאa prophet: a person God authorizes to speak for him, carrying his word to a people
- ḥozehחֹזֶהa seer: a prophet who receives God's message through visions
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- an agreement or binding pact
- neviנְבִיאprophetnot studied yet
prophetess2 words
prophetic1 word