נְדָבָה
nᵉdâbâh · ned-aw-baw'
properly (abstractly) spontaneity, or (adjectively) spontaneous; also (concretely) a spontaneous or (by inference, in plural) abundant gift
Lexicon
Derivation: from H5068 (נָדַב);
properly (abstractly) spontaneity, or (adjectively) spontaneous; also (concretely) a spontaneous or (by inference, in plural) abundant gift
- properly, (abstractly) spontaneity, or (adjectively) spontaneous
- also, (concretely) a spontaneous or (by inference, in plural) abundant gift
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: free(-will) offering, freely, plentiful, voluntary(-ily, offering), willing(-ly), offering).
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
- הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
- Concrete
- a man calling out · a window · breath
- Extended
- behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the seed, life continuing › the doorway, the way in › the house, what is within › to reveal, behold
The seed, life continuing of the doorway, the way in of the house, what is within that works to reveal, behold.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of נְדָבָה 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
26 occurrences · 26 OT · 0 NT · 22 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- and your freewill offerings2 · 8%
- a willing offering1 · 4%
- yet unto him free offerings1 · 4%
- or a voluntary offering1 · 4%
- and for all his freewill offerings1 · 4%
- or a freewill offering1 · 4%
- for a freewill offering1 · 4%
- and beside all your freewill offerings1 · 4%
- or in a freewill offering1 · 4%
- nor thy freewill offerings1 · 4%
- of a freewill offering1 · 4%
- even a freewill offering1 · 4%
- was over the freewill offerings1 · 4%
- willingly1 · 4%
- beside the freewill offering1 · 4%
- a freewill offering1 · 4%
- are a freewill offering1 · 4%
- i will freely1 · 4%
- a plentiful1 · 4%
- shall be willing1 · 4%
- i beseech thee, the freewill offerings1 · 4%
- a voluntary1 · 4%
- voluntarily1 · 4%
- them freely1 · 4%
- the free offerings1 · 4%
Where it is used, by book.
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.