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Strong's H5070 נָדָב (nadab)

Nadab - meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G5070 — tetrakischilioi (“four thousand”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H5070
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 20
Books 5

Strong's H5070 Quick Answer

Strong's H5070 נָדָב (Nadab) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Nadab (naw-dawb') n/p. 1. liberal 2. Nadab, the name of four Israelites It has 20 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include nadab. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Nadab (naw-dawb') n/p. 1. liberal 2. Nadab, the name of four Israelites
Usage
20 linked usages
Books
5 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
nadab

Meaning and Definition

Nadab (naw-dawb') n/p. 1. liberal 2. Nadab, the name of four Israelites [from H5068] KJV: Nadab. Root(s): H5068

Original Word
נָדָב
Transliteration
Nadab
Derivation
Root: נדב First root strongs: 5068
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5070. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Nadab

Usage: A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exo.6.23; son of: Aaron (H0175) and Elisheba (H0472); brother of: Abihu (H0030), Eleazar (H0499) and Ithamar (H0385) § Nadab = "generous" 1) eldest son of Aaron by Elisheba;

struck dead before the sanctuary in the wilderness for kindling the censers with strange fire 2) son of king Jeroboam I of the northern kingdom of Israel and king of Israel for 2 years before being slain by Baasha 3) a Jerahmeelite, son of Shammai, of the tribe of Judah 4) a son of Gibeon of the tribe of Benjamin

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How Strong's H5070 Is Translated

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.

Nadab Exodus 6:23 20×

How Strong's H5070 Usage Compares

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.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 20 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H5070 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H5070 in the Old Testament

20 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Exodus 6:23 KJV

And Aaron took him Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab, sister of Naashon, to wife; and she bare him Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

Exodus 24:1 KJV

And he said unto Moses, Come up unto the LORD, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship ye afar off.

Exodus 24:9 KJV

Then went up Moses, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel:

Usage Excerpts

First 20 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5070.

Exodus 6:23 Old Testament, KJV
And Aaron took him Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab, sister of Naashon, to wife; and she bare him Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
Exodus 24:1 Old Testament, KJV
And he said unto Moses, Come up unto the LORD, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship ye afar off.
Exodus 24:9 Old Testament, KJV
Then went up Moses, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel:
Exodus 28:1 Old Testament, KJV
And take thou unto thee Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office, even Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron's sons.
Leviticus 10:1 Old Testament, KJV
And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not.
Numbers 3:2 Old Testament, KJV
And these are the names of the sons of Aaron; Nadab the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
Numbers 3:4 Old Testament, KJV
And Nadab and Abihu died before the LORD, when they offered strange fire before the LORD, in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children: and Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest's office in the sight of Aaron their father.
Numbers 26:60 Old Testament, KJV
And unto Aaron was born Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
Numbers 26:61 Old Testament, KJV
And Nadab and Abihu died, when they offered strange fire before the LORD.
1 Kings 14:20 Old Testament, KJV
And the days which Jeroboam reigned were two and twenty years: and he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his stead.
1 Kings 15:25 Old Testament, KJV
And Nadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned over Israel two years.
1 Kings 15:27 Old Testament, KJV
And Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him; and Baasha smote him at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines; for Nadab and all Israel laid siege to Gibbethon.
1 Kings 15:31 Old Testament, KJV
Now the rest of the acts of Nadab, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
1 Chronicles 2:28 Old Testament, KJV
And the sons of Onam were, Shammai, and Jada. And the sons of Shammai; Nadab and Abishur.
1 Chronicles 2:30 Old Testament, KJV
And the sons of Nadab; Seled, and Appaim: but Seled died without children.
1 Chronicles 6:3 Old Testament, KJV
And the children of Amram; Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam. The sons also of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
1 Chronicles 8:30 Old Testament, KJV
And his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab,
1 Chronicles 9:36 Old Testament, KJV
And his firstborn son Abdon, then Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab.
1 Chronicles 24:1 Old Testament, KJV
Now these are the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
1 Chronicles 24:2 Old Testament, KJV
But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5070, grouped by book.

Exodus 4 usages, Old Testament
Leviticus 1 usage, Old Testament
Numbers 4 usages, Old Testament
1 Kings 4 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 7 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H5070 FAQ

What does nadab (נָדָב) mean?

Nadab (Strong's H5070) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Nadab". Nadab (naw-dawb') n/p. 1. liberal 2. Nadab, the name of four Israelites

How many times is nadab (נָדָב) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 20 linked usages for Strong's H5070 across 5 books.

Where can I study nadab (נָדָב) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5070 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate nadab (נָדָב)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as nadab. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.