major prophet
major prophet · major prophets
Any of the five longer prophetic books in the Old Testament: Isaiah, Jeremiah,…Any of the five longer prophetic books in the Old Testament: Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, or Daniel.
Meaning
1 sensesAny of the five longer prophetic books in the Old Testament: Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, or Daniel.
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
From major (“greater, longer”) + prophet. The term derived from the greater length of thesFrom major (“greater, longer”) + prophet. The term derived from the greater length of these books of the Bible, as compared to the much shorter minor prophets.
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plural: major prophets| Singular | major prophet |
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