▁messages ▁or ▁teach ings ▁from ▁the ▁super natural ▁source ▁to ▁other ▁people . ▁The ▁message ▁that ▁the ▁proph et ▁con ve ys ▁is ▁called ▁a ▁prop he cy . ▁ ▁Cla ims ▁of ▁proph eth ood ▁have ▁existed ▁in ▁many ▁cult ures ▁throughout ▁history , ▁including ▁J uda ism , ▁Christian ity , ▁Islam , ▁in ▁ancient ▁Greek ▁religion , ▁Z oro ast rian ism , ▁Man ich ae ism , ▁and ▁many ▁others . ▁ ▁Et ym ology ▁The ▁English ▁word ▁proph et ▁is ▁a ▁comp ound ▁Greek ▁word , ▁from ▁pro ▁( in ▁advance ) ▁and ▁the ▁verb ▁ph ese in ▁( to ▁tell ); ▁thus , ▁a ▁ π ρ ο φ ή τ η ς ▁( pro ph étés ) ▁is ▁someone ▁who ▁for et ells ▁future ▁events , ▁and ▁also ▁con ve ys ▁messages ▁from ▁the ▁divine ▁to ▁humans ; ▁in ▁a ▁different ▁interpretation , ▁it ▁means ▁advoc ate ▁or ▁speaker . ▁ ▁In ▁Heb rew , ▁the ▁word ▁ נ ָ ב ִ י א ▁( n ā v î ), ▁" sp ok esp erson ", ▁tradition ally ▁transl ates ▁as ▁" pro ph et ". ▁The ▁second ▁sub div ision ▁of ▁the ▁Tan akh , ▁( Ne vi ' im ), ▁is ▁devoted ▁to ▁the ▁Heb rew ▁proph ets . ▁The ▁meaning ▁of ▁nav i ▁is ▁perhaps ▁described ▁in ▁De uter onomy ▁ 1 8 : 1 8 , ▁where ▁God ▁said , ▁"... and ▁I ▁will ▁put ▁My ▁words ▁in ▁his ▁mouth , ▁and