Nᵉdâbâh — H5071

Definition

feminine noun

properly (abstractly) spontaneity, or (adjectively) spontaneous; also (concretely) a spontaneous or (by inference, in plural) abundant gift

1. voluntariness, free-will offering
1. voluntariness
2. freewill, voluntary, offering

Usually translated as

offering, freely, plentiful, voluntary, voluntarily, willing, willingly, free, freewill

Origin

from H5068

• Derived from Nâdab (H5068)

Greek equivalents

• haíresis (G139)
• dóma (G1390)
• hekoúsion (G1595)
• homología (G3671)
• sphágion (G4968)

Occurrences

Nᵉdâbâh occurs 26 times in 25 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Exodus (2), Leviticus (5), Numbers (2), Deuteronomy (4), 2 Chronicles (2), Ezra (3), Psalms (4), Ezekiel (1), Hosea (1), Amos (1)

• Exodus 35:29 — The children of Israel brought a willing offering (נְדָבָ֖ה) unto the LORD, every man and woman, whose heart made them willing to bring for all manner of work, which the LORD had commanded to be made by the hand of Moses.
• Exodus 36:3 — And they received of Moses all the offering, which the children of Israel had brought for the work of the service of the sanctuary, to make it withal. And they brought yet unto him free offerings (נְדָבָ֖ה) every morning.
• Leviticus 7:16 — But if the sacrifice of his offering be a vow, or a voluntary offering (נְדָבָ֗ה), it shall be eaten the same day that he offereth his sacrifice: and on the morrow also the remainder of it shall be eaten:
• Leviticus 22:18 — Speak unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them, Whatsoever he be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers in Israel, that will offer his oblation for all his vows, and for all his freewill offerings (נִדְבוֹתָ֔ם), which they will offer unto the LORD for a burnt offering;
• Leviticus 22:21 — And whosoever offereth a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD to accomplish his vow, or a freewill offering (לִנְדָבָ֔ה) in beeves or sheep, it shall be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no blemish therein.
• Leviticus 22:23 — Either a bullock or a lamb that hath any thing superfluous or lacking in his parts, that mayest thou offer for a freewill offering (נְדָבָה֙); but for a vow it shall not be accepted.
• Leviticus 23:38 — Beside the sabbaths of the LORD, and beside your gifts, and beside all your vows, and beside all your freewill offerings (נִדְב֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔ם), which ye give unto the LORD.
• Numbers 15:3 — And will make an offering by fire unto the LORD, a burnt offering, or a sacrifice in performing a vow, or in a freewill offering (בִנְדָבָ֔ה), or in your solemn feasts, to make a sweet savour unto the LORD, of the herd, or of the flock:
• Numbers 29:39 — These things ye shall do unto the LORD in your set feasts, beside your vows, and your freewill offerings (וְנִדְבֹתֵיכֶ֗ם), for your burnt offerings, and for your meat offerings, and for your drink offerings, and for your peace offerings.
• Deuteronomy 12:6 — And thither ye shall bring your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and heave offerings of your hand, and your vows, and your freewill offerings (וְנִדְבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם), and the firstlings of your herds and of your flocks:
• Deuteronomy 12:17 — Thou mayest not eat within thy gates the tithe of thy corn, or of thy wine, or of thy oil, or the firstlings of thy herds or of thy flock, nor any of thy vows which thou vowest, nor thy freewill offerings (וְנִדְבֹתֶ֖יךָ), or heave offering of thine hand:
• Deuteronomy 16:10 — And thou shalt keep the feast of weeks unto the LORD thy God with a tribute of a freewill offering (נִדְבַ֥ת) of thine hand, which thou shalt give unto the Lord thy God, according as the LORD thy God hath blessed thee:
• Deuteronomy 23:23 — That which is gone out of thy lips thou shalt keep and perform; even a freewill offering (נְדָבָ֔ה), according as thou hast vowed unto the LORD thy God, which thou hast promised with thy mouth.
• 2 Chronicles 31:14 — And Kore the son of Imnah the Levite, the porter toward the east, was over the freewill offerings (נִדְב֣וֹת) of God, to distribute the oblations of the LORD, and the most holy things.
• 2 Chronicles 35:8 — And his princes gave willingly (לִנְדָבָ֥ה) unto the people, to the priests, and to the Levites: Hilkiah and Zechariah and Jehiel, rulers of the house of God, gave unto the priests for the passover offerings two thousand and six hundred small cattle, and three hundred oxen.
• Ezra 1:4 — And whosoever remaineth in any place where he sojourneth, let the men of his place help him with silver, and with gold, and with goods, and with beasts, beside the freewill offering (הַ֨נְּדָבָ֔ה) for the house of God that is in Jerusalem.
• Ezra 3:5 — And afterward offered the continual burnt offering, both of the new moons, and of all the set feasts of the LORD that were consecrated, and of every one that willingly offered a freewill offering (נְדָבָ֖ה) unto the LORD.
• Ezra 8:28 — And I said unto them, Ye are holy unto the LORD; the vessels are holy also; and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering (נְדָבָ֔ה) unto the LORD God of your fathers.
• Psalms 54:6 — I will freely (בִּנְדָבָ֥ה) sacrifice unto thee: I will praise thy name, O LORD; for it is good.
• Psalms 68:9 — Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful (נְ֭דָבוֹת) rain, whereby thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary.
• Psalms 110:3 — Thy people shall be willing (נְדָבֹת֮) in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth.
• Psalms 119:108 — Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings (נִדְב֣וֹת) of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me thy judgments.
• Ezekiel 46:12 — Now when the prince shall prepare a voluntary (נְדָבָ֜ה) burnt offering or peace offerings voluntarily unto the LORD, one shall then open him the gate that looketh toward the east, and he shall prepare his burnt offering and his peace offerings, as he did on the sabbath day: then he shall go forth; and after his going forth one shall shut the gate.
• Ezekiel 46:12 — Now when the prince shall prepare a voluntary burnt offering or peace offerings voluntarily (נְדָבָ֣ה) unto the LORD, one shall then open him the gate that looketh toward the east, and he shall prepare his burnt offering and his peace offerings, as he did on the sabbath day: then he shall go forth; and after his going forth one shall shut the gate.
• Hosea 14:4 — I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely (נְדָבָ֑ה): for mine anger is turned away from him.
• Amos 4:5 — And offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving with leaven, and proclaim and publish the free offerings (נְדָב֖וֹת): for this liketh you, O ye children of Israel, saith the Lord GOD.