The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word HOSEA , but the solution may also be ISAIAH which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Old Testament prophet crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| HOSEA | 24 % | 5 |
| ISAIAH | 22 % | 6 |
| AMOS | 19 % | 4 |
| EZRA | 9 % | 4 |
| MICAH | 9 % | 5 |
| EZEKIEL | 5 % | 7 |
| ELIJAH | 3 % | 6 |
| NAHUM | 2 % | 5 |
| BALAAM | 1 % | 6 |
| OBADIAH | 1 % | 7 |
| ZEPHANIAH | 1 % | 9 |
| MALACHI | 1 % | 7 |
| ODED | 1 % | 4 |
| JOEL | 1 % | 4 |
| ELISHA | 1 % | 6 |
| SAMUEL | 1 % | 6 |
| SAMUE | 1 % | 5 |
Why may AMOS be the right solution?
AMOS is the name of a prophet in the Old Testament of the Bible. He is known for his writings about social justice and his messages of warning to the people of Israel. Therefore, "Old Testament prophet" is a fitting clue for the answer "AMOS".
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Old Testament prophet
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- seer
- soothsayer
- samuel
- nahum
- micah
- elijah
- ezra
- amos
- ezekiel
- obadiah
- isaiah
- zephaniah
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result HOSEA
- Bible book
- Daniel-Joel bridge
- Hebrew prophet
- Old Testament prophet
- Book of the Old Testament
- Prophetic book of the Bible
- Old Testament book
- Actor Bobby
- Minor prophet of the Bible
- Minor prophet of the Old Testament
More clues leading to the result ISAIAH
- Before "Jeremiah"
- O.T. book
- Old Testament prophet
- Hebrew prophet
- Biblical prophet
- Messianic forecaster
- Prophetic book
- Book of the Bible
- Book before Jeremiah
- Bible source of "For unto us a child is born"
More clues leading to the result AMOS
- "Famous" cookie man
- Cookie King Wally
- Singer Tori
- Tori or Famous
- "Famous" chip maker
- Andy's partner
- Book after Joel
- Book after Joel (4)
- Cookie guy
- Cookie man
More clues leading to the result EZRA
- "Henry Aldrich" star Stone
- Actor/director Stone
- Director/actor Stone
- Philanthropist Cornell
- Poetic Pound
- Stone of Aldrich fame
- Actor-director Stone
- It begins "In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia..."
- Pound of poetry
- It begins "In the first year of Cyrus, King of Persia..."
More clues leading to the result MICAH
- Minor prophet
- Book after Jonah
- Book before Nahum
- Book named for a prophet
- Old Testament prophet
- Bible book after Jonah
- Old Testament book
- Eighth-century B.C. prophet
- Hebrew prophet
- Book with seven chapters
More clues leading to the result EZEKIEL
- Prophet whose name means "God strengthens"
- Hebrew prophet in Babylon
- Lamentations follower
- Book before Daniel
- Hebrew priest and prophet
- Old Testament prophet
- Book of the Bible
- Daniel predecessor
- Biblical prophet
- Old Testament book
More clues leading to the result ELIJAH
- Hebrew prophet
- Passover "guest"
- Child actor Wood
- Wood who was Frodo
- Passover guest
- Mendelssohn oratorio based on an Old Testament prophet
- Jezebel's nemesis
- Mendelssohn oratorio
- Sailor who cryptically warns Ishmael about Captain Ahab
- Biblical prophet fed by ravens
More clues leading to the result NAHUM
- Old Testament minor prophet
- Biblical prophet
- Between Micah and Habakkuk
- Book about Nineveh
- Book after Micah
- Old Testament prophet and book
- Old Testament book
- Book between Micah and Habakkuk
- Book before Habakkuk
- Book describing the fall of Nineveh
More clues leading to the result BALAAM
- Prophet rebuked by his 26A
- Character in the Book of Numbers
- Prophet rebuked by his ass
- His donkey scolded him
- Biblical ass owner
- Book of Numbers prophet
- Prophet scolded by his donkey
- Old Testament prophet
- Biblical ass rider
- Prophet bribed by Balak to curse Israel.
More clues leading to the result OBADIAH
- Biblical prophet
- Tony Stark's archenemy Stane
- ___ Stane ("Iron Man" villain)
- Book after Amos
- Book before Jonah
- Book between Amos and Jonah
- Shortest book in the Hebrew Bible
- One of the Minor Prophets
- Old Testament book
- Book with only one chapter
More clues leading to the result ZEPHANIAH
More clues leading to the result MALACHI
- O.T. prophet
- Book of the Bible
- End of the Old Testament
- Old Testament prophet
- Last book of the Old Testament
- Book of the Old Testament.
- Old Testament book.
- Last O.T. book.
- Old Testament ender
- Last of the Minor Prophets
More clues leading to the result ODED
- Went too far via horse?
- Had more than just a bad trip, for short
- Had too much junk, for short?
- Checked out like Heath Ledger
- Had too much, briefly
- Took too much of
- Went out like River Phoenix
- Did too much
- Took too much, briefly
- Pigged out (on)
More clues leading to the result JOEL
- The Piano Man
- McHale of "Community"
- "Community" star McHale
- "Just the Way You Are" songwriter
- 2014 Belmont Stakes-winning jockey Rosario
- Billy in the Songwriters Hall of Fame
- Good Charlotte singer Madden
- Good Charlotte's singer Madden
- Old Testament book
- "Uptown Girl" writer
More clues leading to the result ELISHA
- Cuthbert on "24"
- O.T. prophet
- Hebrew prophet
- Cuthbert of "24"
- Otis of elevators
- II Kings prophet
- Cook of "The Maltese Falcon"
- Telegraphy pioneer and Oberlin professor Gray
- Hebrew prophet in the Second Book of Kings
- Mr. Graves Otis
More clues leading to the result SAMUEL
- Old Testament judge
- Brewer Adams
- Morse's handle
- He chose Saul as Israel's first king
- Hebrew prophet
- Gompers or Goldwyn
- Barber in music
- Adams or Gompers
- With 41-Across, author of the quote
- Adams or Johnson