נָדַבnâdab
incite, impel
Pronunciation: naw-dab' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5068
Meanings
Qal: incited (Exodus 35:29; Exodus 35:21; Exodus 25:2)
Hithpa`el
1. volunteer (Judges 5:2; Judges 5:9; 2 Chronicles 17:16)
2. offer freewill-offerings (1 Chronicles 29:5; 1 Chronicles 29:6; 1 Chronicles 29:9)
Same root
- אֲבִינָדָבʼĂbîynâdâb · H41Abinadab, the name of four Israelites
- אֲחִינָדָבʼĂchîynâdâb · H292Achinadab, an Israelite
- יְהוֹנָדָבYᵉhôwnâdâb · H3082Jehonadab, the name of an Israelite and of an Arab
- מַכְנַדְבַיMaknadbay · H4367Maknadbai, an Israelite
- נְדַבnᵉdab · H5069be (or give) liberal(-ly)
- נָדָבNâdâb · H5070Nadab, the name of four Israelites
- נְדָבָהnᵉdâbâh · H5071properly (abstractly) spontaneity, or (adjectively) spontaneous; also (concretely) a spontaneous or (by inference, in plural) abundant gift
- נְדַבְיָהNᵉdabyâh · H5072Nedabjah, an Israelite
Where it appears
Appears 17 times in the Bible.
- Exodus 25:2 “Tell the people of Israel to bring me their sacred offerings. Accept the contributions from all whose hearts are moved to offer them.
- Exodus 35:21 All whose hearts were stirred and whose spirits were moved came and brought their sacred offerings to the Lord. They brought all the materials needed for the Tabernacle, for the performance of its rituals, and for the sacred garments.
- Exodus 35:29 So the people of Israel—every man and woman who was eager to help in the work the Lord had given them through Moses—brought their gifts and gave them freely to the Lord.
- Judges 5:2 “Israel’s leaders took charge, and the people gladly followed. Praise the Lord!
- Judges 5:9 My heart is with the commanders of Israel, with those who volunteered for war. Praise the Lord!
- 1 Chronicles 29:5 and for the other gold and silver work to be done by the craftsmen. Now then, who will follow my example and give offerings to the Lord today?”
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).