נָדִיב
nâdîyb · H5081 · Hebrew · 25 occurrences
Meanings
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willing
State in which humans are willing to perform a certain task and show that by their actions
ExamplesExodus 35:5 ‘Take from among you a contribution to the LORD; whoever is of a willing heart is to bring it as the LORD’S contribution: gold, silver, and bronze,
Exodus 35:22 Then all whose hearts moved them, both men and women, came and brought brooches and earrings and signet rings and bracelets, all articles of gold; so did everyone who presented an offering of gold to the LORD.
1 Chronicles 28:21 “Now behold, there are the divisions of the priests and the Levites for all the service of the house of God, and every willing man of any skill will be with you in all the work for all kinds of service. The officials also and all the people will be entirely at your command.”
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noble person
Member of the nobility; associated with authority; expected to be generous, reliable, and just
Examples1 Samuel 2:8 “He raises the poor from the dust, He lifts the needy from the garbage heap To seat them with nobles, And He gives them a seat of honor as an inheritance; For the pillars of the earth are the LORD’S, And He set the world on them.
Proverbs 8:16 “By me princes rule, and nobles, All who judge rightly.
Proverbs 17:7 Excellent speech is not fitting for a fool, Much less are lying lips to a prince.
How it’s used In 8 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
7 occurrences in 3 groups
- לֵבheart, mind 3
- עַםpeople 3
- הֶםtheir 1
Words describing itAdjectives, demonstratives, participles
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- רָאָהto see 1
Named alongside itApposition
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- שָׁפַטto judge, to govern 1
- הֶםthem 1
What it doesIt is the subject
6 occurrences in 5 groups
- בּוֹאto come, to go in, to bring 2
- יָעַץto counsel, to advise, to plan 1
- כָּרָהto dig 1
- אָסַףto gather, to assemble 1
- קָרָאto call, to cry out 1
What is done to itIt is the object
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- נָכָהto strike, to strike down 1
What is said to be itIt is the predicate
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- שָׂפָהlip 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
10 occurrences in 5 groups
- עַלon, upon, over, against 4
- עִםwith 4
- בin/on/with 4
- לto/for 2
- אֵלto, toward 1
In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive
5 occurrences in 4 groups
- פָּנִיםface, presence, before 2
- בַּיִתhouse, household 1
- בַּתdaughter 1
- פֶּתַחentrance, doorway 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 2 words
- אָצִיל ʼâtsîyl · H678 · farthest corner, leader
- Both words denote high-status persons or nobles, overlapping as terms for leadership or nobility. נָדִיב (nâdîyb, H5081) has a broader range (willing, liberal, free), but its “noble, prince” senses overlap directly with אָצִיל (ʼâtsîyl, H678)’s “chief man, noble.”
- אַדִּיר ʼaddîyr · H117 · mighty, majestic, noble
- Both words denote persons of high status or leaders and share the rendering "noble," and either could describe a dignitary.
In the other Testament 1 word
- ἄρχων árchōn · G758 · ruler, governor, official
- נָדִיב (nâdîyb, H5081) emphasizes nobility of character, voluntary generosity, or willingness of heart (often with moral/spiritual connotations), while ἄρχων (árchōn, G758) denotes positional rulership or authority as a first-in-rank leader/prince; the LXX renders נָדִיב (nâdîyb, H5081)'s 'noble/prince' sense with ἄρχων where social rank rather than moral disposition is in view.
Semantic domains 3 entries
- Willing002001002028
- נָדִיב describes a person whose heart moves them to give freely, as in those "of a willing heart" who bring contributions for the tabernacle (Exodus 35:5) and the willing craftsmen who serve in the temple's construction (1 Chronicles 28:21).
- Leaders001001003005
- The word also denotes a noble or prince, a person of high social rank and authority, as in the nobles who dug the well in Numbers 21:18 and the poor being seated "with nobles" in 1 Samuel 2:8, tying the term to elevated social and political standing.
- Classes001001003001
- The word functions as a designation for a distinct social class, the nobility, distinguishing this group from the common people as a recognized rank within society.
Word family 5 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H5081. nadib נָדִיב adjective and noun masculineIsa 32:8 inclined, Generous, noble; —…
נָדִיב adjective and
noun masculineIsa 32:8 inclined, Generous, noble; — absolute ׳נ Isa 32:5-6t.; construct נְדִיב Exo 35:5 Exo 35:2t.; feminine נְדִיבָה Psa 51:4; plural נְדִיבִים Isa 13:2 Isa 13:9t.; construct נְדִיבֵי Num 21:18 Num 21:2t.; suffix נְדִיבֵמוֺ Psa 83:12; —
1 incited, inclined, willing, לֵב נְדִיב Exo 35:5, Exo 35:22 (P), 1 Chronicles 29:31 (see נָדַב
Qal), בְחָכְמָה נָדִיב 1Ch 28:21; נְדִיבָה רוּחַ Psa 51:14 a willing spirit.
2 noble, princely, in rank 1Sa 2:8 (poem), Job 12:21 = Psa 107:40; Job 34:18; Pro 8:16; Psalm 47:10; Psa 83:12; Psa 113:8 (twice in verse); Psa 118:9; Psa 146:3; נדיב מְּנֵי Pro 19:6; Pro 25:7; נ ׳בית Job 21:28; נ ׳פתחי Isa 13:2; נ ׳בת Cant 7:2; הָעָם נְדִיבֵי Num 21:18 (poem).
3 noble in mind and character || צדּיק Pro 17:26; opposed to נָבָל Isa 32:5, Isa 32:8.
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Topical studies with this word 2 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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