Freewill Offering

† נְדָבָה n.f. voluntariness, freewill-offering;—abs. נ׳ Ex 35:29 + 14 times; cstr. נִדְבַת Dt 16:10; pl. נְדָבוֹת Am 4:5 ψ 68:10; נְדָבֹת 110:3; cstr. נִדְבוֹת 119:108 2 Ch 31:14; sf. נִדְבֹתֶ֫יךָ Dt 12:17 + 4 times sfs.;— 1. voluntariness אֹהֲבֵם נְדָבָה Ho 14:5 I (י׳) will love them freely; עַמְּךָ נְדָבֹת בְּיוֹם חֵילֶ֑ךָ ψ 110:3 thy people will be (all) voluntariness in the day of thy host (be ready to volunteer, v. BrMP 133); גֶּשֶׁם נדבות 68:10 generous (copious) rain; בנדבה 54:7 voluntarily, and adverb. acc. נדבה Dt 23:24 (v. Dr). 2. freewill, voluntary, offering: a. incl. gifts used in erection and furnishing of tabernacle Ex 35:29; 36:3 (P); for first temple 2 Ch 31:14, second Ezr 1:4; 8:28. b. incl. עולה and שׁלמים Ez 46:12(×2); prob. also Am. 4:5, נדבות פִי ψ 119:108. c. usually a זֶבַח for festival meals, at Passover 2 Ch 35:8, Pentecost Dt 16:10, Tabernacles Ezr 3:5 (besides the ritual offerings); disting. from נֶדֶר votive offering Lv 7:16 Nu 15:3; 29:39 (P), Lv 22:18, 21, 23; 23:38 (H), Dt 12:6, 17.—(Verbs used are הביא נ׳ Ex 35:29; 36:3; הקריב נ׳ Lv 22:18; עשׂה נ׳ Nu 15:3 Ez 46:12; נתן נ׳ Lv 23:38 Dt 16:10.)

† נָדַב vb. incite, impel (NH id.; Arabic نَدَبَ call, impel, incite (نَدُبَ be noble, willing, generous, is denom. from [نَدْبٌ cf.] נָדִיב according to BaNB § 125 e); viii. ندب ready, willing; Assyrian nidbu, freewill-offering DlHWB 448; Aramaic נְדַב be willing Pa. Ithpa.; Zinj. נדב inciting, instigation DHMSendsch. 60);— Qal Pf. 3 ms. נָדַב Ex 35:29; 3 fs. נָֽדְבָה v 21; Impf. 3 ms. sf. יִדְּבֶנּוּ 25:2;—אֲשֶׁר נָדַב לִבָּם 35:29 whose heart incited, cf. 25:2; subj. רוּחַ 35:21 (all P). Hithp. Pf. 1 s. הִתְנַדַּבְתִּי 1 Ch 29:17; 3 mpl. הִתְנַדְּבוּ Ezr 2:68 1 Ch 29:9; Impf. 3 mpl. יִתְנַדְּבוּ v 6; Inf. הִתְנַדֵּב Ju 5:2 + 2 times; הִתְנַדֶּב־ 1 Ch 29:17; sf. הִתְנַדְּבָם v 9; Pt. מִתְנַדֵּב Ezr 3:5 + 2 times; pl. מִתְנַדְּבִים Ju 5:9 Ne 11:2;— 1. volunteer for war Ju 5:2, 9; for service of other kinds 2 Ch 17:16 Ne 11:2. 2. offer free-will-offerings for the first temple 1 Ch 29:5, 6, 9(×2), 14, 17(×2); for the second Ezr 1:6; 2:68; 3:5 (cf. Biblical Aramaic).

† [נְדַב] vb. Hithpa. volunteer, offer freely (𝔗; BH נָדַב);—Pf. 3 mpl. הִתְנַדַּ֫בוּ Ezr 7:15; Inf. הִתְנִדָּבוּת v 16; Pt. מִתְנַדַּב v 13; pl. -דְּבִין v 16;— 1. volunteer, sq. inf., Ezr 7:13. 2. give, or offer freely, v 15, acc. rei + ל of God; v 16, c. ל of temple; freewill gift (inf., proposes freewill giving) v 16.

αὐθ-αίρετος, ον, self-chosen, self-elected, στρατηγοίRefs 5th c.BC+; στεφανηφόρος voluntary, i.e. undertaking the duty at one's own expense, Refs 2nd c.AD+. adverb -τωςRefs 1st c.AD+ __II by free choice, of one-self, NT+5th c.BC+; independent, free, εὐβουλίαRefs 5th c.BC+ __III of things, due to one's own choice, ὄλβοςRefs 5th c.BC+; usually of evils, self-incurred, πημοναίRefs 5th c.BC+; κίνδυνοι, δουλεία, Refs 5th c.BC+. adverb -τως of free choice, LXX+4th c.AD+; πείθεσθαί τινιRefs 1st c.AD+, independently, Refs 2nd c.AD+

Included with: ἑκούσι-ος, α, ον Refs 5th c.BC+; also ος, ον Refs 5th c.BC+: (ἑκών):—of actions, voluntary, πόνοι Refs 5th c.BC+[same place]; φυγή E.[same place]; ἁμάρτημα Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀδικήματα Refsundertaken voluntarily, Refs 2nd c.AD+; τὰ ἑ. voluntary acts, opposed to τὰ ἀκούσια, Refs 5th c.BC+ __2 rarely of persons, willing, acting of free will, ἥμαρτεν οὐχ ἑκουσία Refs 5th c.BC+ __II adverb -ίωςRefs 5th c.BC+; ἐξ ἑκουσίας (i.e. γνώμης) Refs 5th c.BC+

ἑκών, ἑκοῦσα, ἑκόν: (ϝέκ- Refs; cf. Sanskrit váśmi 'wish'):—readily, Refs 8th c.BC+; ἑ. παρ᾽ ἑκόντος λαμβάνειν, i.e. by mutual consent, Refs 4th c.BC+ __2 wittingly, purposely, ἑκὼν δ᾽ ἡμάρτανε φωτός Refs 8th c.BC+ __3 in Attic dialect Prose Refs 2nd c.AD+ as far as depends on one's will, as far as concerns one, with a negative, Refs 5th c.BC+; also in oblique cases, ὑπὸ σοῦ ἑκόντος εἶναι Refs; or in a sentence implying a negative, θαυμάζοιμεν ἂν εἰ.. τις ἑκὼν εἶναι (perhaps delendum).. ἀφικνεῖτα; Refs 5th c.BC+ __II rarely of things, κακὰ ἑ. κοὐκ ἄκοντα Refs 5th c.BC+ __III for adverb see ἑκοντήν, ἑκοντί: regular adverb ἑκόντως is uncertain in Refs 2nd c.AD+

ἑκούσι-ος, α, ον Refs 5th c.BC+; also ος, ον Refs 5th c.BC+: (ἑκών):—of actions, voluntary, πόνοι Refs 5th c.BC+[same place]; φυγή E.[same place]; ἁμάρτημα Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀδικήματα Refsundertaken voluntarily, Refs 2nd c.AD+; τὰ ἑ. voluntary acts, opposed to τὰ ἀκούσια, Refs 5th c.BC+ __2 rarely of persons, willing, acting of free will, ἥμαρτεν οὐχ ἑκουσία Refs 5th c.BC+ __II adverb -ίωςRefs 5th c.BC+; ἐξ ἑκουσίας (i.e. γνώμης) Refs 5th c.BC+