nadav · Nadab

What it means

nadav (נָדָב) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Nadab”.

The name of several Israelites, among them the oldest son of Aaron and a king of Israel.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Exodus×4
• Leviticus×1
• Numbers×4
• 1 Kings×4
• 1 Chronicles×7

• Exodus 6:23

  Aaron took Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab, sister of Nahshon, as his wife, and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

• Exodus 24:1

  To Moses he said, “Come up to YHWH, you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, and bow down from a distance.

• Exodus 24:9

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

• Exodus 28:1

  And you, bring near to you Aaron your brother, and his sons with him, from among the sons of Israel, to serve as priest for me: Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron.

• Leviticus 10:1

  The sons of Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, each took his censer, put fire in them, laid incense on it, and presented before YHWH strange fire that he had not commanded them.

• Numbers 3:2

  And these are the names of the sons of Aaron: the firstborn Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

• Numbers 3:4

  But Nadab and Abihu died before YHWH when they offered strange fire before YHWH in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no sons; so Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests in the presence of Aaron their father.

• Numbers 26:60

  To Aaron were born Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

• Numbers 26:61

  But Nadab and Abihu died when they presented strange fire before YHWH.

• 1 Kings 14:20

  The days that Jeroboam reigned were twenty and two years; and he lay down with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his place.

• 1 Kings 15:25

  Nadab son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel in year two of Asa king of Judah, and he reigned over Israel two years.

• 1 Kings 15:27

  Baasha son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him; and Baasha struck him down at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines, while Nadab and all Israel were besieging Gibbethon.

• 1 Kings 15:31

  The rest of the deeds 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

  And the sons of Onam were: Shammai and Jada. And the sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur.

• 1 Chronicles 2:30

  And the sons of Nadab: Seled and Appaim; and Seled died without sons.

• 1 Chronicles 6:3

  And the sons of Amram: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. And the sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

• 1 Chronicles 8:30

  and his firstborn son, Abdon; and Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab,

• 1 Chronicles 9:36

  and his firstborn son, Abdon; and Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,

• 1 Chronicles 24:1

  The divisions of the sons of Aaron: the sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

• 1 Chronicles 24:2

  Nadab and Abihu died before their father and had no sons, so Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.