5071. nedabah

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nedabah: Freewill offering, voluntary offering, willing gift

Original Word: נְדָבָה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: ndabah
Pronunciation: neh-dah-VAH
Phonetic Spelling: (ned-aw-baw')
Definition: Freewill offering, voluntary offering, willing gift
Meaning: spontaneity, spontaneous, a spontaneous, abundant gift

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

freewill offering, freely, plentiful, voluntary, offering, willingly, offering

From nadab; properly (abstractly) spontaneity, or (adjectively) spontaneous; also (concretely) a spontaneous or (by inference, in plural) abundant gift -- free(-will) offering, freely, plentiful, voluntary(-ily, offering), willing(-ly), offering).

see HEBREW nadab

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from nadab
Definition
voluntariness, freewill offering
NASB Translation
freely (1), freewill offering (12), freewill offerings (9), plentiful (1), voluntarily (1), volunteer freely (1), willingly (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

נְדָבָה noun feminine voluntariness, freewill-offering; — absolute ׳נ Exodus 35:29 14t.; construct נִדְבַת Deuteronomy 16:10; plural נְדָבוֺת Amos 4:5; Psalm 68:10; נְדָבֹת Psalm 110:3; construct נִדְבוֺת Psalm 119:108; 2Chronicles 31:14; suffix נִדְבֹתֶ֫יךָ Deuteronomy 12:7 4t. suffixes; —

1voluntariness אֹהֲבֵם נְדָבָה Hosea 14:5 I (׳י) will love them freely; עַמְּךָ נְדָבֹת בְּיוֺם חֵילֶ֑ךָ Psalm 110:3 thy people will be (all) voluntariness in the day of thy host (be ready to volunteer, see Br^{MP 133}); גֶּשֶׁם נדבות Psalm 68:10 generous (copious) rain; בנדבה Psalm 54:8 voluntarily, and adverb. accusative נדבה Deuteronomy 23:24 (see Dr.).

2 freewill, voluntary, offering:

a. including gifts used in erection and furnishing of tabernacle Exodus 35:29; Exodus 36:3 (P); for first temple 2 Chronicles 31:14, second Ezra 1:6; Ezra 8:28.

b. including עולה and שׁלמים Ezekiel 46:42; probably also Amos 4:5, נדבות פִי Psalm 119:108.

c. usually a זֶבַח for festival meals at Passover 2 Chronicles 35:8, Pentecost Deuteronomy 16:10, Tabernacles Ezra 3:5 (besides the ritual offerings); distinguished from נֶדֶר votive offering Leviticus 7:16; Numbers 15:3; Numbers 29:39 (P), Leviticus 22:18,21,23; Leviticus 23:38 (H), Deuteronomy 12:6,17. — (Verbs used are ׳הביא נ Exodus 35:29; Exodus 36:3; ׳הקריב נLeviticus 22:18; ׳עשׂה נ Numbers 15:3; Ezekiel 46:12; ׳נתן נ Leviticus 23:38; Deuteronomy 16:10.)

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root verb נָדַב (nadav), which means "to incite, impel, or make willing."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G139: αἴτημα (aitēma) • a request, petition
• G1390: δωρεά (dōrea) • a gift, present
• G1595: ἐθελοθρησκία (ethelothrēskia) • will-worship, self-imposed religious observance
• G3671: ὁμολογία (homologia) • confession, acknowledgment
• G4968: σπουδαῖος (spoudaios) • earnest, diligent

These Greek terms, while not direct translations, share thematic elements with נְדָבָה, particularly in the context of voluntary actions, gifts, and expressions of devotion.

Usage: The word נְדָבָה is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe offerings or gifts that are given voluntarily, often in the context of religious or temple offerings. It emphasizes the willingness and generosity of the giver.

Context: נְדָבָה (nedavah) appears in various contexts within the Hebrew Scriptures, primarily in the Pentateuch and historical books. It is often associated with offerings made to God, highlighting the voluntary nature of these contributions. For instance, in Exodus 35:29, the Israelites are described as bringing freewill offerings to the LORD for the construction of the Tabernacle: "So all the men and women of Israel whose hearts moved them brought a freewill offering to the LORD for all the work that the LORD through Moses had commanded them to do." This passage underscores the concept of giving from the heart, without obligation, as an act of worship and devotion.

In Leviticus 22:18, the term is used in the context of offerings that are acceptable to God: "Speak to Aaron and his sons and all the Israelites and say to them: If any of you—whether an Israelite or a foreigner residing in Israel—presents a gift for a burnt offering to the LORD, either to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering..." Here, the freewill offering is distinguished from obligatory sacrifices, emphasizing the personal initiative and willingness of the giver.

The concept of נְדָבָה is also found in the Psalms, where it is associated with praise and thanksgiving. In Psalm 54:6, the psalmist declares, "With a freewill offering I will sacrifice to You; I will praise Your name, O LORD, for it is good." This reflects the broader spiritual principle of giving as an expression of gratitude and worship.

Forms and Transliterations

בִּנְדָבָ֥ה בִנְדָבָ֔ה בנדבה הַ֨נְּדָבָ֔ה הנדבה וְנִדְבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם וְנִדְבֹתֵיכֶ֗ם וְנִדְבֹתֶ֖יךָ ונדבתיך ונדבתיכם לִנְדָבָ֔ה לִנְדָבָ֥ה לנדבה נְ֭דָבוֹת נְדָב֖וֹת נְדָבָ֑ה נְדָבָ֔ה נְדָבָ֖ה נְדָבָ֗ה נְדָבָ֜ה נְדָבָ֣ה נְדָבָה֙ נְדָבֹת֮ נִדְב֣וֹת נִדְב֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔ם נִדְבַ֥ת נִדְבוֹתָ֔ם נדבה נדבות נדבותיכם נדבותם נדבת bin·ḏā·ḇāh ḇin·ḏā·ḇāh binḏāḇāh ḇinḏāḇāh bindaVah han·nə·ḏā·ḇāh hannəḏāḇāh hannedaVah lin·ḏā·ḇāh linḏāḇāh lindaVah nə·ḏā·ḇāh nə·ḏā·ḇō·wṯ nə·ḏā·ḇōṯ nəḏāḇāh nəḏāḇōṯ nəḏāḇōwṯ nedaVah NedaVot niḏ·ḇaṯ niḏ·ḇō·w·ṯām niḏ·ḇō·w·ṯê·ḵem niḏ·ḇō·wṯ niḏḇaṯ niḏḇōwṯ niḏḇōwṯām niḏḇōwṯêḵem nidVat nidVot nidvoTam nidVoteiChem venidvoTeicha venidvoteiChem vindaVah wə·niḏ·ḇō·ṯe·ḵā wə·niḏ·ḇō·ṯê·ḵem wəniḏḇōṯeḵā wəniḏḇōṯêḵem

Englishman's Concordance

Exodus 35:29
HEB: בְנֵי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל נְדָבָ֖ה לַיהוָֽה׃ פ
NAS: brought a freewill offering to the LORD.
KJV: brought a willing offering unto the LORD,
INT: the children of Israel A freewill to the LORD

Exodus 36:3
HEB: אֵלָ֥יו ע֛וֹד נְדָבָ֖ה בַּבֹּ֥קֶר בַּבֹּֽקֶר׃
NAS: [continued] bringing to him freewill offerings every
KJV: it [withal]. And they brought yet unto him free offerings every morning.
INT: and still freewill every morning

Leviticus 7:16
HEB: נֶ֣דֶר ׀ א֣וֹ נְדָבָ֗ה זֶ֚בַח קָרְבָּנ֔וֹ
NAS: or a freewill offering, it shall be eaten
KJV: [be] a vow, or a voluntary offering, it shall be eaten
INT: votive or A freewill the sacrifice of his offering

Leviticus 22:18
HEB: נִדְרֵיהֶם֙ וּלְכָל־ נִדְבוֹתָ֔ם אֲשֶׁר־ יַקְרִ֥יבוּ
NAS: or any of their freewill offerings, which
KJV: for all his vows, and for all his freewill offerings, which they will offer
INT: of their votive any of their freewill which present

Leviticus 22:21
HEB: נֶ֙דֶר֙ א֣וֹ לִנְדָבָ֔ה בַּבָּקָ֖ר א֣וֹ
NAS: or for a freewill offering, of the herd
KJV: [his] vow, or a freewill offering in beeves
INT: vow or A freewill of the herd or

Leviticus 22:23
HEB: שָׂר֣וּעַ וְקָל֑וּט נְדָבָה֙ תַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה אֹת֔וֹ
NAS: [member], you may present it for a freewill offering, but for a vow
KJV: that mayest thou offer [for] a freewill offering; but for a vow
INT: has an overgrown stunted A freewill may present A vow

Leviticus 23:38
HEB: וּמִלְּבַד֙ כָּל־ נִדְב֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר תִּתְּנ֖וּ
NAS: your votive and freewill offerings, which
KJV: and beside all your vows, and beside all your freewill offerings, which ye give
INT: alone all and freewill which give

Numbers 15:3
HEB: נֶ֙דֶר֙ א֣וֹ בִנְדָבָ֔ה א֖וֹ בְּמֹעֲדֵיכֶ֑ם
NAS: or as a freewill offering or
KJV: a vow, or in a freewill offering, or in your solemn feasts,
INT: vow or A freewill or your appointed

Numbers 29:39
HEB: לְבַ֨ד מִנִּדְרֵיכֶ֜ם וְנִדְבֹתֵיכֶ֗ם לְעֹלֹֽתֵיכֶם֙ וּלְמִנְחֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם
NAS: your votive offerings and your freewill offerings, for your burnt offerings
KJV: beside your vows, and your freewill offerings, for your burnt offerings,
INT: alone your votive and your freewill your burnt offerings

Deuteronomy 12:6
HEB: יֶדְכֶ֑ם וְנִדְרֵיכֶם֙ וְנִדְבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם וּבְכֹרֹ֥ת בְּקַרְכֶ֖ם
NAS: your votive offerings, your freewill offerings, and the firstborn
KJV: and your vows, and your freewill offerings, and the firstlings
INT: of your hand your votive your freewill and the firstlings of your herd

Deuteronomy 12:17
HEB: אֲשֶׁ֣ר תִּדֹּ֔ר וְנִדְבֹתֶ֖יךָ וּתְרוּמַ֥ת יָדֶֽךָ׃
NAS: you vow, or your freewill offerings, or the contribution
KJV: which thou vowest, nor thy freewill offerings, or heave offering
INT: which vow your freewill the contribution of your hand

Deuteronomy 16:10
HEB: אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ מִסַּ֛ת נִדְבַ֥ת יָדְךָ֖ אֲשֶׁ֣ר
NAS: with a tribute of a freewill offering of your hand,
KJV: with a tribute of a freewill offering of thine hand,
INT: your God A tribute of a freewill of your hand which

Deuteronomy 23:23
HEB: לַיהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ נְדָבָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבַּ֖רְתָּ
NAS: just as you have voluntarily vowed
KJV: and perform; [even] a freewill offering, according as thou hast vowed
INT: to the LORD your God have voluntarily what have promised

2 Chronicles 31:14
HEB: לַמִּזְרָ֔חָה עַ֖ל נִדְב֣וֹת הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים לָתֵת֙
NAS: [gate, was] over the freewill offerings of God,
KJV: toward the east, [was] over the freewill offerings of God,
INT: of the eastern over the freewill of God to apportion

2 Chronicles 35:8
HEB: וְשָׂרָ֞יו לִנְדָבָ֥ה לָעָ֛ם לַכֹּהֲנִ֥ים
NAS: also contributed a freewill offering to the people,
KJV: gave willingly unto the people,
INT: and his princes willingly the people to the priests

Ezra 1:4
HEB: וּבִבְהֵמָ֑ה עִם־ הַ֨נְּדָבָ֔ה לְבֵ֥ית הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים
NAS: together with a freewill offering for the house
KJV: and with beasts, beside the freewill offering for the house
INT: and cattle together A freewill the house of God

Ezra 3:5
HEB: וּלְכֹ֛ל מִתְנַדֵּ֥ב נְדָבָ֖ה לַיהוָֽה׃
NAS: who offered a freewill offering to the LORD.
KJV: and of every one that willingly offered a freewill offering unto the LORD.
INT: everyone offered A freewill to the LORD

Ezra 8:28
HEB: וְהַכֶּ֤סֶף וְהַזָּהָב֙ נְדָבָ֔ה לַיהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י
NAS: and the gold are a freewill offering to the LORD
KJV: and the gold [are] a freewill offering unto the LORD
INT: and the silver and the gold freewill to the LORD God

Psalm 54:6
HEB: בִּנְדָבָ֥ה אֶזְבְּחָה־ לָּ֑ךְ
NAS: Willingly I will sacrifice
KJV: I will freely sacrifice
INT: Willingly will sacrifice will give

Psalm 68:9
HEB: גֶּ֣שֶׁם נְ֭דָבוֹת תָּנִ֣יף אֱלֹהִ֑ים
NAS: You shed abroad a plentiful rain,
KJV: didst send a plentiful rain,
INT: rain A plentiful shed God

Psalm 110:3
HEB: עַמְּךָ֣ נְדָבֹת֮ בְּי֪וֹם חֵ֫ילֶ֥ךָ
NAS: Your people will volunteer freely in the day
KJV: Thy people [shall be] willing in the day
INT: your people will volunteer the day of your power

Psalm 119:108
HEB: נִדְב֣וֹת פִּ֭י רְצֵה־
NAS: accept the freewill offerings of my mouth,
KJV: Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth,
INT: the freewill of my mouth accept

Ezekiel 46:12
HEB: יַעֲשֶׂה֩ הַנָּשִׂ֨יא נְדָבָ֜ה עוֹלָ֣ה אֽוֹ־
NAS: provides a freewill offering,
KJV: shall prepare a voluntary burnt offering
INT: provides the prince A freewill A burnt or

Ezekiel 46:12
HEB: אֽוֹ־ שְׁלָמִים֮ נְדָבָ֣ה לַֽיהוָה֒ וּפָ֣תַֽח
NAS: a freewill offering, a burnt
KJV: or peace offerings voluntarily unto the LORD,
INT: or peace offering to the LORD shall be opened

Hosea 14:4
HEB: מְשׁ֣וּבָתָ֔ם אֹהֲבֵ֖ם נְדָבָ֑ה כִּ֛י שָׁ֥ב
NAS: I will love them freely, For My anger
KJV: I will love them freely: for mine anger
INT: their apostasy will love freely for has turned

26 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5071
26 Occurrences

bin·ḏā·ḇāh — 1 Occ.
han·nə·ḏā·ḇāh — 1 Occ.
lin·ḏā·ḇāh — 2 Occ.
nə·ḏā·ḇāh — 10 Occ.
nə·ḏā·ḇō·wṯ — 3 Occ.
niḏ·ḇaṯ — 1 Occ.
niḏ·ḇō·wṯ — 2 Occ.
niḏ·ḇō·w·ṯām — 1 Occ.
niḏ·ḇō·w·ṯê·ḵem — 1 Occ.
wə·niḏ·ḇō·ṯe·ḵā — 1 Occ.
wə·niḏ·ḇō·ṯê·ḵem — 2 Occ.
ḇin·ḏā·ḇāh — 1 Occ.