na.va denotes prophesying: delivering or performing a prophetic message, whether commanded, announced, or contested.

The attested use concerns prophesying as prophetic activity: people speak messages, are commanded to do so, or are identified as doing it. The same activity can occur in public groups, alongside music, in announced messages of success or judgment, and in claims condemned as deceptive.

1. Engaging in prophetic speech or activity · dominant

   The verb marks prophetic activity in varied clauses. In 1 Kings 22:12 the prophets speak a unified message about going to Ramoth Gilead; in Amos 7:15 the LORD's command is followed by the clause rendered “Go, prophesy to my people Israel”; and in Ezekiel 11:4 the Niphal imperatives occur in the repeated command rendered “prophesy against them; prophesy, son of man.” It can also describe collective activity with instruments in 1 Chronicles 25:3 and a message later called deceptive in Jeremiah 14:14.

   1 Kings 22:12Amos 7:15Ezekiel 11:41 Chronicles 25:3Jeremiah 14:141 Samuel 10:10

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses, the APB generally presents the activity with forms of “prophesy” or “prophesying,” including commands, public prophetic activity, and disputed messages. Its wording confirms the clause-level presentation rather than supplying a separate definition.