Define

• Hebrew: nᵊdāḇâ (נְדָבָה) - a voluntary offering; a gift or sacrifice presented to the LORD from a willing heart, without obligation

• Greek: nᵊḏāḇâ (נְדָבָה) is not translated in the Septuagint with a single consistent Greek term; most often rendered as hekousios (ἑκούσιος) or prothymos (πρόθυμος) in contexts like Exodus 35–36, but no fixed Greek noun equivalent appears.

Related words

• nāḏîḇ (נָדִיב) – willing, generous, noble
• nāḏaḇ (נָדַב) – to offer willingly, volunteer

Additional Info

Connections

• First appears: Exodus 35:29
• Regulated as peace offering: Leviticus 7:16; 22:18–23; Numbers 15:3
• Post-exilic use: Ezra 3:5; 8:28