minor prophets
1MINOR PROPHETS — MINOR PROPHETS, a collection of the books of 12 prophets: hosea , joel , amos , obadiah , jonah , micah , nahum , habbakuk , zephaniah , haggai , zechariah , and malachi . This collection counts as a single book (the last) of the second division… …
2Minor Prophets — n. 1. the twelve relatively short books of prophecy in the Bible, from Hosea to Malachi 2. the writers of these books …
3minor prophets — noun plural Usage: usually capitalized M&P 1. : the group of Old Testament prophets from Hosea to Malachi whose biblical writings are relatively brief 2. : the books of the Bible written by the Minor Prophets * * * Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah,… …
4Minor Prophets — Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi. Cf. Major Prophets. * * * …
5Minor Prophets — /maɪnə ˈprɒfəts/ (say muynuh profuhts) plural noun → Prophets (def. 2b) …
6Twelve Minor Prophets — Hebrew Bible Tanakh …
7Minor Prophets of the Old Testament — Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zacharia, Malachi …
8PROPHETS, LIVES OF THE — PROPHETS, LIVES OF THE, name given to one of the few examples of ancient Jewish hagiographic writings (another example being the Martyrdom of Isaiah ). Although in its present form the book contains some Christian elements, there is a general… …
9the twelve minor prophets — twelve lesser prophets of the Bible …
10Minor prophet — A minor prophet is one of the writings in the Twelve Prophets section of the Hebrew Bible, also known to Christians as the Minor Prophets of the Old Testament. Twelve individuals had their names attributed to a section of the Hebrew Bible which… …
