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Be willing

נָדַבStrong’s H5068

nadav (na-dav)

Appears in 15 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Nadav is the Hebrew word usually translated “it impelled”, “make a contribution” and “who volunteered”. It appears in 15 verses of the Old Testament.

“Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring me an offering: of every man that giveth it willingly with his heart ye shall take my offering.”
Exodus 25:2 KJV
Meaning
  1. To incite, impel, make willing(Qal) to incite, impel · (Hithpael)
How it's translated
  • it impelled 2
  • to make a contribution 2
  • who volunteered 2
  • it will impel him 1
  • when volunteers 1
  • those volunteered 1
  • making a contribution 1
  • and they made a contribution 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • 1 Chronicles 5
  • Exodus 3
  • Ezra 3
  • Judges 2
  • 2 Chronicles 1
  • Nehemiah 1

6 books in all.

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Hebrew dictionary

נָדַב nadav · be willing

1) to incite, impel, make willing 1a) (Qal) to incite, impel 1b) (Hithpael) 1b1) to volunteer 1b2) to offer free-will offerings Aramaic equivalent: ne.dav (נְדַב "be willing" H5069)

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.