Hebrew noun (feminine) · H5071
נְדָבָה
nedabahned-aw-baw'
voluntariness
26 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: nᵉdâbâh
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H5071is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 10 of 39Old Testament books
- 22spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H5071
properly (abstractly) spontaneity, or (adjectively) spontaneous; also (concretely) a spontaneous or (by inference, in plural) abundant gift
The King James renders it: free(-will) offering, freely, plentiful, voluntary(-ily, offering), willing(-ly), offering).
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
nedabah is rendered "voluntariness". It stands 26 times in the Hebrew text, across ten books.
- Five of the uses stand in Leviticus, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Exodus 35:29So all the men and women of the Israelites whose hearts prompted them brought a freewill offering to the LORD for all the work that the LORD through Moses had commanded them to do.
- The Greek text spells it twenty-two different ways.
The first use
So all the men and women of the Israelites whose hearts prompted them brought a freewill offering to the LORD for all the work that the LORD through Moses had commanded them to do.
Exodus 35:29נְדָבָ֖ה
The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.
Where the word stands
The word stands in ten of the 39 Old Testament books.
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- a freewill offering8
- and freewill offerings your3
- freewill offerings2
- freewill offerings of2
- to a freewill offering2
- voluntariness2
- a freewill offering of1
- freewill offerings their1
- freewill offerings your1
- in a freewill offering1
- in voluntariness1
- the freewill offering1
and 1 more, 26 uses in all
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
All 26, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
22 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- נְדָבָ֖ה3
- נְדָבָ֔ה2
- נִדְב֣וֹת2
- בִנְדָבָ֔ה1
- בִּנְדָבָ֥ה1
- הַ֨נְּדָבָ֔ה1
- וְנִדְבֹתֶ֖יךָ1
- וְנִדְבֹתֵיכֶ֗ם1
- וְנִדְבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם1
- לִנְדָבָ֔ה1
- לִנְדָבָ֥ה1
- נְדָבָ֗ה1
and 10 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- noun · feminine singular10HNcfsa
- preposition + noun · feminine singular4HR/Ncfsa
- noun · feminine plural3HNcfpa
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine plural2HC/Ncfpc/Sp2mp
- noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)2HNcfpc
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular1HC/Ncfpc/Sp2ms
- noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine plural1HNcfpc/Sp2mp
- noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural1HNcfpc/Sp3mp
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)1HNcfsc
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular1HTd/Ncfsa
Exodus
two uses
So all the men and women of the Israelites whose hearts prompted them brought a freewill offering to the LORD for all the work that the LORD through Moses had commanded them to do.
- נְדָבָ֖הnedavahnoun · feminine singulartagged: a freewill offering
They received from Moses all the contributions that the Israelites had brought to carry out the service of constructing the sanctuary. Meanwhile, the people continued to bring freewill offerings morning after morning,
- נְדָבָ֖הnedavahnoun · feminine singulartagged: a freewill offering
Leviticus
five uses
If, however, the sacrifice he offers is a vow or a freewill offering, it shall be eaten on the day he presents his sacrifice, but the remainder may be eaten on the next day.
- נְדָבָ֗הnedavahnoun · feminine singulartagged: a freewill offering
“Speak to Aaron and his sons and all the Israelites and tell them, ‘Any man of the house of Israel or any foreign resident who presents a gift for a burnt offering to the LORD, whether to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering,
- נִדְבוֹתָ֔םnidvotamnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: freewill offerings their
When a man presents a peace offering to the LORD from the herd or flock to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering, it must be without blemish or defect to be acceptable.
- לִנְדָבָ֔הlindavahpreposition + noun · feminine singulartagged: to a freewill offering
You may present as a freewill offering an ox or sheep that has a deformed or stunted limb, but it is not acceptable in fulfillment of a vow.
- נְדָבָה֙nedavahnoun · feminine singulartagged: a freewill offering
These offerings are in addition to the offerings for the LORD’s Sabbaths, and in addition to your gifts, to all your vow offerings, and to all the freewill offerings you give to the LORD.
- נִדְב֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔םnidvoteikhemnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine pluraltagged: freewill offerings your
Numbers
two uses
and you present an offering made by fire to the LORD from the herd or flock to produce a pleasing aroma to the LORD—either a burnt offering or a sacrifice, for a special vow or freewill offering or appointed feast—
- בִנְדָבָ֔הvindavahpreposition + noun · feminine singulartagged: in a freewill offering
You are to present these offerings to the LORD at your appointed times, in addition to your vow and freewill offerings, whether burnt offerings, grain offerings, drink offerings, or peace offerings.”
- וְנִדְבֹתֵיכֶ֗םvenidvoteikhemconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine pluraltagged: and freewill offerings your
Deuteronomy
four uses
To that place you are to bring your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and heave offerings, your vow offerings and freewill offerings, as well as the firstborn of your herds and flocks.
- וְנִדְבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םvenidvoteikhemconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine pluraltagged: and freewill offerings your
Within your gates you must not eat the tithe of your grain or new wine or oil, the firstborn of your herds or flocks, any of the offerings that you have vowed to give, or your freewill offerings or special gifts.
- וְנִדְבֹתֶ֖יךָvenidvoteikhaconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: and freewill offerings your
And you shall celebrate the Feast of Weeks to the LORD your God with a freewill offering that you give in proportion to how the LORD your God has blessed you,
- נִדְבַ֥תnidvatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: a freewill offering of
Be careful to follow through on what comes from your lips, because you have freely vowed to the LORD your God with your own mouth.
- נְדָבָ֔הnedavahnoun · feminine singulartagged: voluntariness
2 Chronicles
two uses
Kore son of Imnah the Levite, the keeper of the East Gate, was in charge of the freewill offerings given to God, distributing the contributions to the LORD and the consecrated gifts.
- נִדְב֣וֹתnidvotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: freewill offerings of
His officials also contributed willingly to the people and priests and Levites. Hilkiah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, the administrators of the house of God, gave the priests 2,600 Passover offerings and 300 bulls.
- לִנְדָבָ֥הlindavahpreposition + noun · feminine singulartagged: to a freewill offering
Ezra
three uses
And let every survivor, wherever he lives, be assisted by the men of that region with silver, gold, goods, and livestock, along with a freewill offering for the house of God in Jerusalem.’”
- הַ֨נְּדָבָ֔הhanedavahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the freewill offering
After that, they presented the regular burnt offerings and those for New Moons and for all the appointed sacred feasts of the LORD, as well as all the freewill offerings brought to the LORD.
- נְדָבָ֖הnedavahnoun · feminine singulartagged: a freewill offering
Then I told them, “You are holy to the LORD, and these articles are holy. The silver and gold are a freewill offering to the LORD, the God of your fathers.
- נְדָבָ֔הnedavahnoun · feminine singulartagged: a freewill offering
Psalms
four uses
Freely I will sacrifice to You; I will praise Your name, O LORD, for it is good.
- בִּנְדָבָ֥הbindavahpreposition + noun · feminine singulartagged: in voluntariness
You sent abundant rain, O God; You refreshed Your weary inheritance.
- נְ֭דָבוֹתnedavotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: voluntarinesses
Your people shall be willing on Your day of battle. Arrayed in holy splendor, from the womb of the dawn, to You belongs the dew of Your youth.
- נְדָבֹת֮nedavotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: freewill offerings
Accept the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me Your judgments.
- נִדְב֣וֹתnidvotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: freewill offerings of
Ezekiel
two uses
When the prince makes a freewill offering to the LORD, whether a burnt offering or a peace offering, the gate facing east must be opened for him. He is to offer his burnt offering or peace offering just as he does on the Sabbath day. Then he shall go out, and the gate must be closed after he goes out.
- נְדָבָ֜הnedavahnoun · feminine singulartagged: a freewill offering
- נְדָבָ֣הnedavahnoun · feminine singulartagged: a freewill offering
Hosea
one use
I will heal their apostasy; I will freely love them, for My anger has turned away from them.
- נְדָבָ֑הnedavahnoun · feminine singulartagged: voluntariness
Amos
one use
Offer leavened bread as a thank offering, and loudly proclaim your freewill offerings. For that is what you children of Israel love to do,” declares the Lord GOD.
- נְדָב֖וֹתnedavotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: freewill offerings
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.