Nadab means “offer freely” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's G5068 — tetragonos (“foursquare”) in the Greek Bible.
Strong's H5068 נָדַב (nadab) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. nadab (naw-dab') v. 1. to impel 2. (hence) to volunteer (as a soldier), to present spontaneously It has 15 linked Bible usages across 6 books. Visible English usage signals include offered, offering, offer, and present. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
nadab (naw-dab') v. 1. to impel 2. (hence) to volunteer (as a soldier), to present spontaneously [a primitive root] KJV: offer freely, be (give, make, offer self) willing(-ly).
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be willing
Usage: 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)
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render nadab, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
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15 indexed usages in 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.
And they came, every one whose heart stirred him up, and every one whom his spirit made willing, and they brought the LORD's offering to the work of the tabernacle of the congregation, and for all his service, and for the holy garments.
The children of Israel brought a willing offering 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.
First 15 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5068.
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.
And they came, every one whose heart stirred him up, and every one whom his spirit made willing, and they brought the LORD's offering to the work of the tabernacle of the congregation, and for all his service, and for the holy garments.
The children of Israel brought a willing offering 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.
Praise ye the LORD for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves.
My heart is toward the governors of Israel, that offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless ye the LORD.
The gold for things of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and for all manner of work to be made by the hands of artificers. And who then is willing to consecrate his service this day unto the LORD?
Then the chief of the fathers and princes of the tribes of Israel and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the rulers of the king's work, offered willingly,
Then the people rejoiced, for that they offered willingly, because with perfect heart they offered willingly to the LORD: and David the king also rejoiced with great joy.
But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee.
I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, to offer willingly unto thee.
And next him was Amasiah the son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself unto the LORD; and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of valour.
And all they that were about them strengthened their hands with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, and with beasts, and with precious things, beside all that was willingly offered.
And some of the chief of the fathers, when they came to the house of the LORD which is at Jerusalem, offered freely for the house of God to set it up in his place:
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 unto the LORD.
And the people blessed all the men, that willingly offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5068, grouped by book.
Nadab (Strong's H5068) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "offer freely". nadab (naw-dab') v. 1. to impel 2. (hence) to volunteer (as a soldier), to present spontaneously
This page currently indexes 15 linked usages for Strong's H5068 across 6 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5068 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as offered, offering, offer, and present. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.