nadiv · willing; noble

What it means

nadiv (נָדִיב) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “willing; noble”.

Willing, ready to give freely; also a noble or prominent person.

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.

Its senses in the Bible

1. Someone who gives gladly, without being asked twice.
2. A man of rank who governs or decides; the prince of a people.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• nobles ×14
• noble ×10
• generous ×4
• willing man ×1

Related words

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

Where it appears

• Exodus×2
• Numbers×1
• 1 Samuel×1
• 1 Chronicles×1
• 2 Chronicles×1
• Job×3
• Psalms×8
• Proverbs×5
• Song of Songs×2
• Isaiah×5

• Exodus 35:5

  ‘Take from among you a contribution for YHWH. Whoever is generous of heart, let him bring it, the contribution of YHWH: gold, and silver, and bronze;

• Exodus 35:22

  And they came, the men with the women, all who were generous of heart; they brought brooches and earrings and rings and necklaces, all kinds of articles of gold; and every man who waved a wave offering of gold to YHWH.

• Numbers 21:18

  The well that the princes dug, that the nobles of the people excavated, with the scepter, with their staffs.” And from the wilderness they went to Mattanah,

• 1 Samuel 2:8

  He raises the poor from the dust; from the ash heap he lifts the needy, to make them sit with nobles, and he makes them inherit a throne of glory. For the pillars of the earth are YHWH’s, and on them he has set the world.

• 1 Chronicles 28:21

  And look, the divisions of the priests and of the Levites for all the service of the house of Elohim; and with you in all the work will be every willing man, with wisdom for any service; and the officials and all the people are ready for all your words.”

• 2 Chronicles 29:31

  Hezekiah answered and said, “Now you have ordained yourselves to YHWH; come near and bring sacrifices and thanksgivings to the house of YHWH.” And the assembly brought sacrifices and thanksgivings, and all who were of a generous heart, burnt offerings.

• Job 12:21

  He pours contempt on nobles, and loosens the belt of the strong.

• Job 21:28

  For you say, ‘Where is the house of the noble, and where the tent of the dwellings of the wicked?’

• Job 34:18

  Is it said to a king, ‘Perverse!’ and ‘Wicked!’ to nobles?

• Psalms 47:9

  The nobles of the peoples have gathered, as the people of the Elohim of Abraham; for to Elohim belong the shields of the earth; greatly is he exalted.

• Psalms 51:12

  Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and let a generous spirit sustain me.

• Psalms 83:11

  Make their nobles like Oreb and like Zeeb, and like Zebah and like Zalmunna all their princes,

• Psalms 107:40

  He pours contempt on nobles, and makes them wander in a void without a way.

• Psalms 113:8

  to seat him with nobles, with the nobles of his people.

• Psalms 118:9

  It is better to take refuge in YHWH than to trust in nobles.

• Psalms 146:3

  Do not trust in nobles, in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation.

• Proverbs 8:16

  By me princes govern, and nobles, all the judges of righteousness.

• Proverbs 17:7

  A lip of excellence is not fitting for a fool, how much less for a noble a lip of falsehood.

• Proverbs 17:26

  Also, to fine the righteous is not good, or to strike nobles for their uprightness.

• Proverbs 19:6

  Many implore the face of a noble, and everyone is a friend to a man of gifts.

• Proverbs 25:7

  for it is better to be told, “Come up here,” than to be humbled before a noble whom your eyes have seen.

• Song of Songs 6:12

  I did not know; my soul set me in the chariots of my noble people.

• Song of Songs 7:1

  How beautiful are your steps in sandals, daughter of a noble! The curves of your thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a craftsman.

• Isaiah 13:2

  On a bare mountain raise a banner; lift up the voice to them; wave the hand, and let them enter the doorways of the nobles.

• Isaiah 32:5

  The fool will no longer be called noble, nor will the cheat be said to be a man of rank.

• Isaiah 32:8

  But the noble plans noble things, and he by noble things stands.

And 3 more times.