נָדִיב

Exodus 35:5 נְדִ֣יב <the> [person] willing of

Take from among you an offering to the LORD. Let everyone whose heart is willing bring an offering to the LORD: gold, silver, and bronze;

Here: A person moved from inside to give freely. The word also means 'noble' or 'princely,' so it carries a sense of generous, open-handed largeness, not just the absence of reluctance.

Exodus 35:22 נְדִ֣יב [person] willing of

So all who had willing hearts, both men and women, came and brought brooches and earrings, rings and necklaces, and all kinds of gold jewelry. And they all presented their gold as a wave offering to the LORD.

Here: 'Generous / freely willing [of].' It describes someone who gives on their own impulse and openhandedly. The same word can mean a nobleman, so it carries a note of greatness of spirit.

Numbers 21:18 נְדִיבֵ֣י [the] noble [people] of

The princes dug the well; the nobles of the people hollowed it out with their scepters and with their staffs.” From the wilderness the Israelites went on to Mattanah,

1 Samuel 2:8 נְדִיבִ֔ים noble [people]

He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap. He seats them among princes and bestows on them a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s, and upon them He has set the world.

Here: The nobility and leading men. The root means 'willing, freely giving', so a nāḏîḇ is a 'noble' in both senses: high-born and open-handed. These were the people who sat in council and at the head of feasts.

1 Chronicles 28:21 נָדִ֤יב willing [person]

The divisions of the priests and Levites are ready for all the service of the house of God, and every willing man of every skill will be at your disposal for the work. The officials and all the people are fully at your command.”

2 Chronicles 29:31 נְדִ֥יב [person] willing of

Then Hezekiah said, “Now that you have consecrated yourselves to the LORD, come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings to the house of the LORD.” So the assembly brought sacrifices and thank offerings, and all whose hearts were willing brought burnt offerings.

Job 12:21 נְדִיבִ֑ים noble [people]

He pours out contempt on nobles and disarms the mighty.

Here: The upper class: men of rank, wealth and influence. The word's root has to do with giving freely, so a nadiv is a 'noble' partly in the sense of a patron and benefactor whose generosity earns him honour. These are the people a society looks up to.

Job 21:28 נָדִ֑יב a noble [person]

For you say, ‘Where now is the nobleman’s house, and where are the tents in which the wicked dwell?’

Job 34:18 נְדִיבִֽים׃ noble [people]

who says to kings, ‘You are worthless!’ and to nobles, ‘You are wicked,’

Psalm 47:9 נְדִ֘יבֵ֤י noble [people] of

The nobles of the nations have assembled as the people of the God of Abraham; for the shields of the earth belong to God; He is highly exalted.

Here: 'The nobles of…': the leading men and rulers. The root means freely willing or generous, so the word carries the idea of high-born people who act freely and generously. Here they are the heads of the foreign nations.

Psalm 51:12 נְדִיבָ֣ה willing

Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and sustain me with a willing spirit.

Here: A spirit that gives itself freely and gladly, not under compulsion. The word also means 'noble, princely', which fits a king speaking. It comes from the same root as the 'freewill offering' (nedavah).

Psalm 83:11 נְ֭דִיבֵמוֹ noble [people] their

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

Psalm 107:40 נְדִיבִ֑ים noble [people]

He pours out contempt on the nobles and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.

Here: The aristocrats and men of rank and influence. They are not necessarily royal sons. The root also means 'willing, generous', so the word carries the ideal that nobles should be noble-hearted. Here it refers to rank.

Psalm 113:8 נְדִיבִ֑ים נְדִיבֵ֥י noble [people], [the] noble [people] of

to seat them with nobles, with the princes of His people.

Psalm 118:9 בִּנְדִיבִֽים׃ in noble [people]

It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes.

Psalm 146:3 בִנְדִיבִ֑ים in noble [people]

Put not your trust in princes, in mortal man, who cannot save.

Here: "In/on nobles": the high-born and powerful who could act as patrons. The root means "willing, freely giving", so the word carries a hint of the generous great man whose favour people sought.

Proverbs 8:16 וּ֝נְדִיבִ֗ים and noble [people]

By me princes rule, and all nobles who govern justly.

Here: 'And nobles': people of high standing. The root has to do with giving freely (compare nedabah, 'freewill offering'). Hebrew nobility carried the idea of being open-handed, of acting nobly as well as being well born.

Proverbs 17:7 לְנָדִ֥יב for a noble [person]

Eloquent words are unfit for a fool; how much worse are lying lips to a ruler!

Here: A man of high standing, a member of the leading class. The word comes from a root about giving freely and willingly, so it also carries the ideal of a generous, big-hearted character. He is the social and moral opposite of the nābāl.

Proverbs 17:26 נְדִיבִ֣ים noble [people]

It is surely not good to punish the innocent or to flog a noble for his honesty.

Here: 'Nobles': people of high standing, or people of noble, generous character. Both senses are probably in play. These are the honorable members of the community, who of all people should not be beaten.

Proverbs 19:6 נָדִ֑יב a noble [person]

Many seek the favor of the prince, and everyone is a friend of the gift giver.

Here: A man of standing whose rank shows in his open hand. The word means both "noble" and "generous," and the second line ("man of gift") brings the generosity sense forward. People crowd him because he gives.

Proverbs 25:7 נָדִ֑יב a noble [person]

for it is better to be told, “Come up here!” than to be demoted in the presence of the prince. Even what you have seen with your own eyes,

Here: A noble or high-ranking magnate at court. The word parallels “king” and “great men” in v. 6. It is not a king's son.

Song of Songs 7:1 נָדִ֑יב a noble [person]

How beautiful are your sandaled feet, O daughter of the prince! The curves of your thighs are like jewels, the handiwork of a master.

Isaiah 13:2 נְדִיבִֽים׃ noble [people]

Raise a banner on a barren hilltop; call aloud to them. Wave your hand, that they may enter the gates of the nobles.

Here: The nobles, Babylon's ruling elite. The 'entrances of the nobles' are the city gates or palace doors of the powerful, which the summoned army will force its way through.

Isaiah 32:5 נָדִ֑יב noble

No longer will a fool be called noble, nor a scoundrel be respected.

Isaiah 32:8 וְנָדִ֖יב נְדִיב֣וֹת נְדִיב֥וֹת and a noble [person], noble deeds

But a noble man makes honorable plans; he stands up for worthy causes.

Here: The "and" works as "but": it sets this man against the fool and scoundrel of verses 6–7. Nadiv means someone of high standing who also has a willing, open-handed character. Here the word is used in its full sense, where rank and character match.