נָדִיבnâdîyb
inclined, generous, noble
Pronunciation: naw-deeb' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5081
Meanings
1. incited, inclined, willing (Exodus 35:5; Exodus 35:22; 1 Chronicles 29:31)
2. noble, princely, in rank (1 Samuel 2:8; Job 12:21; Psalms 107:40)
3. noble, in mind and character (Proverbs 17:26; Isaiah 32:5; Isaiah 32:8)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 28 times in the Bible.
- Exodus 35:5 Take a sacred offering for the Lord. Let those with generous hearts present the following gifts to the Lord: gold, silver, and bronze;
- Exodus 35:22 Both men and women came, all whose hearts were willing. They brought to the Lord their offerings of gold—brooches, earrings, rings from their fingers, and necklaces. They presented gold objects of every kind as a special offering to the Lord.
- Numbers 21:18 Sing of this well, which princes dug, which great leaders hollowed out with their scepters and staffs.” Then the Israelites left the wilderness and proceeded on through Mattanah,
- 1 Samuel 2:8 He lifts the poor from the dust and the needy from the garbage dump. He sets them among princes, placing them in seats of honor. For all the earth is the Lord’s, and he has set the world in order.
- 1 Chronicles 28:21 The various divisions of priests and Levites will serve in the Temple of God. Others with skills of every kind will volunteer, and the officials and the entire nation are at your command.”
- 2 Chronicles 29:31 Then Hezekiah declared, “Now that you have consecrated yourselves to the Lord, bring your sacrifices and thanksgiving offerings to the Temple of the Lord.” So the people brought their sacrifices and thanksgiving offerings, and all whose hearts were willing brought burnt offerings, too.
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).