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Nadab, a personal name meaning 'generous' or 'noble,' borne by four individuals in the Hebrew Bible.
A proper name meaning 'generous' or 'noble,' borne most prominently by Aaron's eldest son, who was consecrated as priest but died with his brother Abihu for offering unauthorized fire before the Lord (Exod 6:23; Lev 10:1; Num 3:2–4). A second notable bearer is Nadab son of Jeroboam I, who reigned briefly over Israel before being assassinated by Baasha (1 Kgs 14:20; 15:25–31). The name also belongs to a Jerahmeelite (1 Chr 2:28, 30) and a Gibeonite (1 Chr 8:30; 9:36). All translations uniformly render it as Nadab or Nadav.
Senses
1. Nadab — The personal name Nadab (Hebrew Nadav, 'generous, noble'), identifying four distinct individuals: (a) Aaron's firstborn, ordained as priest but struck dead for offering strange fire (Exod 6:23; Lev 10:1; Num 26:60–61); (b) Jeroboam I's son and short-reigned king of Israel (1 Kgs 15:25–31); (c) a Jerahmeelite (1 Chr 2:28, 30); (d) a Gibeonite (1 Chr 8:30; 9:36). The Septuagint renders it consistently as Nadab, and all modern translations preserve this form without variation. 20×
AR["ناداب", "نادابُ", "نَادَابَ", "نَادَابُ", "وَ-نَادَابُ", "وَنَادَاب"]·ben["এবং-নাদব", "ও-নাদব", "নাদব", "নাদবকে", "নাদবের", "নাদাব"]·DE["Nadab", "Nadav", "und-Nadab", "und-Nadav"]·EN["Nadab", "Nadav", "and-Nadav"]·FR["Nadab", "Nadav", "et-Nadab", "et-Nadav"]·heb["ו-נדב", "נדב"]·HI["और-नादाब", "नादाब", "नादाब-ने"]·ID["Nadab", "dan-Nadab"]·IT["Nadab", "Nadav", "e-Nadab", "e-Nadav"]·jav["Nadab", "lan-Nadab"]·KO["그-와-나답", "그리고-나답", "그리고-나답과", "그리고-나답은", "나답", "나답-을", "나답-이", "나답과", "나답의", "나답이"]·PT["Nadav", "e-Nadav", "§ E-Nadav"]·RU["Надав", "Надава", "и-Надав"]·ES["Nadab", "Nadav", "Y-Nadav", "y-Nadab", "y-Nadav"]·SW["Nadabu", "na-Nadabu"]·TR["Nadab", "Nadav", "Nadav'ın", "ve-Nadav"]·urd["اور-نادب", "اور-نداب", "ناداب", "نداب", "نداب-کی"]
Exod 6:23, Exod 24:1, Exod 24:9, Exod 28:1, Lev 10:1, Num 3:2, Num 3:4, Num 26:60, Num 26:61, 1 Kgs 14:20, 1 Kgs 15:25, 1 Kgs 15:27 (+8 more)
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† נָדָב n.pr.m. (generous, noble)— 1. eldest son of Aaron Ex 6:23; 24:1, 9; 28:1 Lv 10:1 Nu 3:2, 4; 26:60, 61 1 Ch 5:29; 24:1. 𝔊 Ναδαβ (so 3, 4). 2. son of Jeroboam I 1 K 14:20; 15:25, 27; 31. 𝔊 Ναβατ, Ναβαθ, 𝔊L Ναδαβ. 3. a Jerahmeelite 1 Ch 2:28, 30. 4. a Gibeonite 1 Ch 8:30; 9:36.