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נָדָב

𐤍𐤃𐤁

Nadav

H5070 noun

SILEX Entry

Root נדב to be willing, to volunteer, to act generously, to incite voluntarily

Definition

A proper name meaning 'Nadab,' likely derived from the root meaning 'willing, generous, willing one.' Used as a personal name for several men in the Hebrew Bible. The name connotes qualities of willingness, voluntariness, generosity, or nobility in character, as expected in the root's semantic development. Lexically, it does not denote a role or office but rather attributes associated with the root meaning.

Semantic Range

personal name (Nadab); conveys qualities of willingness, generosity, noble character; used for priests, royalty, and clan figures; not used as a common noun or descriptive term in this form

Root / Etymology

From the root נָדַב (nadav), which at the root level carries the sense of 'to be willing, incite, volunteer, be generous.' The proper noun נָדָב (Nadab) is derived with the typical pattern for Hebrew male names incorporating root qualities as an attribute or hoped-for characteristic.

Historical & Contextual Notes

נָדָב (Nadab) appears in the Hebrew Bible as the name of four individuals, notably: (1) Nadab, the eldest son of Aaron and an early priest, (2) Nadab, a king of the northern kingdom of Israel, (3) Nadab, a son of Jeroboam I, and (4) a minor figure among the sons of Shimon (Simeon). As with many Hebrew personal names, the choice of root and form expresses an ideal quality or desire, such as generosity or willingness. The name is not directly translatable as 'liberal' in the modern sense, but rather as someone marked by willingness or noble liberality. In the Septuagint and standard Bible translations, 'Nadab' is transliterated rather than translated, sometimes replaced or identified with 'Nadab' in later Judaic tradition. The use of 'Jew' in translation is anachronistic for patriarchal and monarchic contexts; all named figures are Israelites or Israelite kings, preceding the emergence of a distinct Judean or Jewish identity.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from נָדַב; liberal; Nadab, the name of four Israelites; Nadab.

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Root Family

נדב (n-d-b) — to be willing, to volunteer, to act generously, to incite voluntarily

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H3122 יוֹנָדָב to Yahweh-is-generous
H5068 נָדַב in volunteering oneself
H5069 נְדַב they volunteered themselves
H5071 נְדָבָה with a voluntary offering
H5072 נְדַבְיָה and Yah-gives-freely

Word Forms

2 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H5070-01 נָדָב֙ nadav HNp Nadab Willing-One 16
H5070-02 וְ/נָדָ֣ב venadav HC/Np and Nadab and Nadab 4

Occurrences in Scripture

20 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H5070-01 Exodus 6:23 נָדָב֙ nadav HNp Nadab Willing-One
H5070-01 Exodus 24:1 נָדָ֣ב nadav HNp Nadab Willing-One
H5070-01 Exodus 24:9 נָדָב֙ nadav HNp Nadab Willing-One
H5070-01 Exodus 28:1 נָדָ֧ב nadav HNp Nadab Willing-One
H5070-01 Leviticus 10:1 נָדָ֨ב nadav HNp Nadab Willing-One
H5070-01 Numbers 3:2 נָדָ֑ב nadav HNp Nadab Willing-One
H5070-01 Numbers 3:4 נָדָ֣ב nadav HNp Nadab Willing-One
H5070-01 Numbers 26:60 נָדָ֖ב nadav HNp Nadab Willing-One
H5070-01 Numbers 26:61 נָדָ֖ב nadav HNp Nadab Willing-One
H5070-01 1 Kings 14:20 נָדָ֥ב nadav HNp Nadab Willing-One
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