נְדַב
nᵉdab · ned-ab'
be (or give) liberal(-ly)
Lexicon
Derivation: (Aramaic) corresponding to H5068 (נָדַב);
be (or give) liberal(-ly)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: (be minded of...own) freewill (offering), offer freely (willingly).
Letters
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
- דDalet4
Picture: tent door hanging down
- Concrete
- door · curtain · entrance
- Extended
- a way in or out · moving back and forth · a path · hanging
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the seed, life continuing › the doorway, the way in › the house, what is within
The seed, life continuing of the doorway, the way in of the house, what is within.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of נְדַב above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
4 occurrences · 4 OT · 0 NT · 4 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- which are minded of their own freewill1 · 25%
- have freely offered1 · 25%
- the freewill offering1 · 25%
- offering willingly1 · 25%
Where it is used, by book.
- Ezra4
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.