HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5071
נְדָבָה
ne.da.vah — voluntariness
1) voluntariness, free-will offering 1a) voluntariness 1b) freewill, voluntary, offering
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Free-will offering
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5068
נָדַב
na.dav — be willing
1) to incite, impel, make willing 1a) (Qal) to incite, impel 1b) (Hithpael) 1b1) to volunteer 1b2) to offer free-will offerings Aramaic equivalent: ne.dav (נְדַב "be willing" H5069)
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A spontaneous gift (Ex. 35:29), a voluntary sacrifice (Lev. 22:23; Ezra 3:5), as opposed to one in consequence of a vow, or in expiation of some offence.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
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