Lexical Definition

‎נְדָבָה‎ nᵉdâbâh (ned-aw-baw') voluntariness ^H:N-F
from ‎נָדַב‎

free(-will) offering, freely, plentiful, voluntary(-ily, offering), willing(-ly), offering).

• properly (abstractly) spontaneity, or (adjectively) spontaneous
• also (concretely) a spontaneous or (by inference, in plural) abundant gift

1) voluntariness, free-will offering
1a) voluntariness
1b) freewill, voluntary, offering

See Greek: αἵρεσις · δόμα · ἑκούσιον · ὁμολογία · σφάγιον

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎נְדָבָה‎ noun feminine voluntariness, freewill-offering; — absolute ‎׳‎‎נ‎ Exod 35:29 + 14 t.; construct ‎נִדְבַת‎ Deut 16:10 plural ‎נְדָבוֺת‎ Amos 4:5; Ps 68:10* ‎נְדָבֹת‎ Ps 110:3 construct ‎נִדְבוֺת‎ Ps 119:108; 2Chr 31:14 suffix ‎נִדְבֹתֶ֫יךָ‎ Deut 12:7 + 4 t. suffixes; —

1.voluntariness ‎אֹהֲבֵם נְדָבָה‎ Hos 14:5* I (‎׳‎‎י‎) will love them freely; ‎עַמְּךָ נְדָבֹת בְּיוֺם‎ ‎חֵילֶ֑ךָ‎ Ps 110:3 thy people will be (all) voluntariness in the day of thy host (be ready to volunteer, see Br^{MP 133}); ‎גֶּשֶׁם נדבות‎ Ps 68:10* generous (copious) rain; ‎בנדבה‎ Ps 54:8* voluntarily, and adverb. accusative ‎נדבה‎ Deut 23:24* (see Dr.).

2. freewill, voluntary, offering:
a. including gifts used in erection and furnishing of tabernacle Exod 35:29; Exod 36:3 (P); for first temple 2Chr 31:14, second Ezra 1:6; Ezra 8:28.
b. including ‎עולה‎ and ‎שׁלמים‎ Ezek 46:42 probably also Amos 4:5, ‎נדבות פִי‎ Ps 119:108.
c. usually a ‎זֶבַח‎ for festival meals at Passover 2Chr 35:8, Pentecost Deut 16:10, Tabernacles Ezra 3:5 (besides the ritual offerings); distinguished from ‎נֶדֶר‎ votive offering Lev 7:16; Num 15:3; Num 29:39 (P), Lev 22:18; Lev 22:21; Lev 22:23; Lev 23:38 (H), Deut 12:6; Deut 12:17. — (Verbs used are ‎׳‎‎הביא נ‎ Exod 35:29; Exod 36:3 ‎׳‎‎הקריב נ‎Lev 22:18 ‎׳‎‎עשׂה נ‎ Num 15:3; Ezek 46:12 ‎׳‎‎נתן נ‎ Lev 23:38; Deut 16:10.)

Brown-Driver-Briggs References