What Does “Prophetess” Mean in the Bible?
Office or title
A woman prophet: God chooses her to speak in his name. Miriam, Deborah, Huldah, and Anna were prophetesses.
Where it appears in the Bible
Exodus 15:20; Judges 4:4; Luke 2:36
What the Bible says
Exodus 15:20
So Mary the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand: and all the women went forth after her with timbrels and with dances:
Judges 4:4
And there was at that time Debbora a prophetess the wife of Lapidoth, who judged the people,
Luke 2:36
And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser; she was far advanced in years, and had lived with her husband seven years from her virginity.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Source: Luke 2:36