Nadab

05070 נָדָב‎ Nadab naw-dawb’ from 05068; n pr m; [BDB-621b] {See TWOT on 2848 } AV-Nadab 20; 20

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

• Nadab is said to mean "generous" but the same letters NunDaletBeit from נָדָב‎ are said to mean to "incite, impel, make willing" which sounds contrary to the idea of a freewill offering and like .

The term Nādāb appears twenty times in the Hebrew Scriptures, designating four different men. Together their accounts trace the themes of consecration, accountability, royal apostasy, and covenant lineage.