In the biblical context, a poet is an individual who composes and expresses thoughts, emotions, and divine truths through the art of poetry. Poetry in the Bible is a significant literary form, used extensively to convey theological concepts, worship, lament, wisdom, and prophecy. The Bible contains numerous poetic books and passages, reflecting the rich tradition of Hebrew poetry.

Hebrew Poetry:
Hebrew poetry is characterized by its use of parallelism, vivid imagery, and rhythm. Unlike Western poetry, it does not rely on rhyme but rather on the balance and contrast of ideas. Parallelism, the most distinctive feature, involves the repetition or contrast of thoughts in successive lines. This can be synonymous, antithetic, or synthetic.

Prominent Biblical Poets:

1. David:
King David is one of the most renowned poets in the Bible. He is credited with composing many of the Psalms, which are central to biblical poetry. The Psalms cover a wide range of themes, including worship, lament, thanksgiving, and royal psalms. David's poetic expressions often reflect his deep relationship with God, his struggles, and his triumphs. For example, Psalm 23, attributed to David, begins with the well-known line, "The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want" (Psalm 23:1).

2. Solomon:
Solomon, the son of David, is another key figure associated with biblical poetry. He is traditionally credited with writing the Song of Solomon, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes. The Song of Solomon is a poetic dialogue celebrating love and marriage, while Proverbs contains poetic sayings that impart wisdom. Ecclesiastes, though more philosophical, employs poetic language to explore the meaning of life.

3. The Prophets:
Many of the prophetic books contain poetic sections. The prophets used poetry to deliver God's messages, often employing vivid imagery and symbolic language. Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel, among others, utilized poetry to convey messages of judgment, hope, and restoration. For instance, Isaiah 40:31 poetically assures, "But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary; they will walk and not faint."

The Role of Poetry in Worship and Liturgy:
Poetry plays a crucial role in biblical worship and liturgy. The Psalms, often referred to as the hymnbook of ancient Israel, were used in temple worship and continue to be integral to Christian liturgy today. They express a wide range of human emotions and experiences, providing words for prayer and worship.

Wisdom Literature:
The wisdom books, including Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes, are rich in poetic content. These books explore themes of human suffering, the pursuit of wisdom, and the complexities of life. The poetic dialogues in Job, for example, delve into the nature of suffering and divine justice.

New Testament Poetry:
While the New Testament is primarily prose, it contains poetic elements, such as hymns and doxologies. The Magnificat (Luke 1:46-55), the Benedictus (Luke 1:68-79), and the Nunc Dimittis (Luke 2:29-32) are examples of poetic expressions found in the Gospels. Additionally, Paul's letters include poetic passages, such as the Christ hymn in Philippians 2:6-11.

Conclusion:
The role of the poet in the Bible is to articulate the divine-human relationship through the beauty and power of language. Biblical poetry continues to inspire and instruct believers, offering profound insights into the nature of God, humanity, and the world.(n.) One skilled in making poetry; one who has a particular genius for metrical composition; the author of a poem; an imaginative thinker or writer.POET

po'-et (poietes, "a maker"): Occurs in this sense only in Acts 17:28, where Paul quotes from the general expression of Greek mythology. The quotation if intended to be exact is probably from Aratus, as the words of Paul in his speech at Athens precisely agree with the opening words of the Phaenomena by Aratus. A similar but not identical expression is found in the Hymn to Zeus by Cleanthes. Aratus in his poem endeavors to posit Jupiter as the father and controller of all things, and worthy to be worshipped. In both his poem and that of Cleanthes, but especially in the latter, there is a true and lofty note of spiritual devotion. Paul takes this praise and devotion offered by the Greek poets to their unknown or fictitious gods and bestows it upon the one true God whom he declared unto the people of Athens.

C. E. Schenk

4163. poietes -- a maker, a doer
... a doer. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: poietes Phonetic Spelling:
(poy-ay-tace') Short Definition: a doer, performer, poet Definition: (a) a ...
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4396. prophetes -- a prophet (an interpreter or forth-teller of ...
... the divine will). Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: prophetes Phonetic
Spelling: (prof-ay'-tace) Short Definition: a prophet, poet Definition: a ...
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1864. darom -- the south
... Word Origin from the same as deror Definition the south NASB Word Usage south (17).
south. Of uncertain derivation; the south; poet. The south wind -- south. ...
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The Poet.
... Lecture II. THE POET. ... The art of the poet was not always equal to the strength of
his passion or the length of his vision, or the urgency of his meaning. ...
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Lovely to a Poet or an Artist's Eye is the Unevenly-Built and ...
... II. Lovely to a poet or an artist's eye is the unevenly-built and picturesque
square of? Lovely to a poet or an artist's eye is ...
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Some Desires Being the Same in All, are Known to Each. The Poet ...
... Book XIII. Chapter 3."Some Desires Being the Same in All, are Known to
Each. The Poet Ennius. 6. There is, indeed, so closely ...
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The Glorious Habitation
... We first of all find him as Moses the poet, singing the song which is aptly joined
with that of Jesus, in the Revelation, where it says, "The song of Moses and ...
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Whittier
... Whittier, John Greenleaf, commonly known as the "Quaker Poet," was born at Haverhill,
Mass., December 17, 1807; and died at Hampton Falls, NH, September 7, 1892 ...
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Making the Man.
... Edward Young had just published his "Night Thoughts," Thomson, the poet and author
of "The Seasons," and Isaac Watts had just passed away, Lord Littleton had ...
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Friedrich Von Spee
... But the earliest poet of this school deserves notice both for his own sake, and
because he is the first Roman Catholic poet of any note since the Reformation. ...
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Tennyson
... Tennyson. Tennyson, Alfred, the English poet, was the son of a clergyman. ... Upon the
death of Wordsworth, in 1850, he was appointed Poet Laureate. ...
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Tate
... Tate. Tate, Nahum, the English poet, was the son of an Irish clergyman, and
was born at Dublin in 1652. ... In 1692 he became Poet Laureate. ...
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Homer's Obligations to the Sacred Writers.
... of this? To show that the poet transferred to his own poem much of what
is contained in the divine writings of the prophets. And ...
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Poet
...POET. po'-et (poietes, "a maker"): Occurs in this sense only in Acts 17:28, where
Paul quotes from the general expression of Greek mythology. ...
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Ossifrage (2 Occurrences)
... But tortoises and serpents are his ordinary food...No doubt it was a lammer-geier
that mistook the bald head of the poet AEschylus for a stone, and dropped on ...
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Habakkuk (3 Occurrences)
... thought of them causes him to tremble; nevertheless, he calls for a repetition of
the ancient manifestations (3:2). In majestic pictures the poet describes the ...
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Poem (6 Occurrences)

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David (1052 Occurrences)
... I. NAME AND GENEALOGY II. EARLY YEARS 1. Shepherd 2. Slinger 3. Harpist
4. Poet 5. Psalmist 6. Tribesman III. IN THE SERVICE OF ...
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Poetry
... In the oldest specimens of Hebrew poetry there is a naive simplicity which excludes
the idea of conscious article In the latest the poet is much more conscious ...
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Tarsus (5 Occurrences)
... Artemidorus and Diodorus the grammarians and Dionysides the tragic poet, a member
of the group of seven writers known as "the Pleiad," complete Strabo's list ...
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Psalms (44 Occurrences)
... He seems to have invented new instruments of music (Amos 6:5). (b) He is recognized
by critics of all schools as a poet of no mean ability. ...
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Vulture (16 Occurrences)
... tortoise also, and is said to have dropped the one that struck the bald head of
Aeschylus, which the bird mistook for a stone, so causing the death of the poet...
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Note (129 Occurrences)
... 19. (n.) State of being under observation. 20. (n.) Reputation; distinction;
as, a poet of note. 21. (n.) Stigma; brand; reproach. 22. ...
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