Lexical Definition

‎נָדָב‎ Nâdâb (naw-dawb') Nadab ^N:N-M-P
from ‎נָדַב‎; liberal

Nadab.

• § Nadab = "generous"
• Nadab, the name of four Israelites

1) eldest son of Aaron by Elisheba; struck dead before the sanctuary in the wilderness for kindling the censers with strange fire
2) son of king Jeroboam I of the northern kingdom of Israel and king of Israel for 2 years before being slain by Baasha
3) a Jerahmeelite, son of Shammai, of the tribe of Judah
4) a son of Gibeon of the tribe of Benjamin

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎נָדָב‎ proper name, masculine (generous, noble) —

1. eldest son of Aaron Exod 6:23; Exod 24:1; Exod 24:9; Exod 28:1; Lev 10:1; Num 3:2; Num 3:4; Num 26:60; Num 26:61; 1Chr 5:29*; 1Chr 24:1. ᵐ5 Ναδαβ (so 3, 4).

2. son of Jeroboam I 1Kgs 14:20; 1Kgs 15:25; 1Kgs 15:27; 1Kgs 15:31. ᵐ5 Ναβατ, Ναβαθ, ᵐ5^L Ναδαβ.

3. a Jerahmeelite 1Chr 2:28; 1Chr 2:30.

4. a Gibeonite 1Chr 8:30; 1Chr 9:36.

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