נָדָב
na.dav
Nadab
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
Explored# Nadab (H5070): A Proper Name in Biblical Hebrew Based on the lexical data provided, Nadab (נָדָב) is a proper noun appearing four times in the Hebrew Bible. The lemma itself carries no common noun meaning; rather, it functions exclusively as a personal name. With only four occurrences across the biblical corpus, this figure appears with limited but notable presence in the scriptural record. The restricted frequency of this name—appearing just four times—suggests it refers to a specific individual or individuals of particular significance within the biblical narrative. Without additional lexical data specifying which Nadab or Nadabs are referenced, the lemma indicates that the name held enough importance to be preserved and repeated in the textual tradition. The proper noun classification places this entry in the category of biblical nomenclature rather than descriptive vocabulary, making it fundamentally different from common Hebrew words that convey actions, qualities, or objects. Given the limited occurrences and the nature of proper names in ancient texts, Nadab's significance lies more in its historical and narrative context within specific biblical passages than in semantic range or linguistic variation. The lemma data alone cannot specify this individual's roles or relationships; that information would require consultation of the actual biblical passages where the name appears.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
4 total occurrences across the text
The days which Jeroboam reigned were twenty two years, then he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his place.
1 Kings 15:25Nadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah; and he reigned over Israel two years.
1 Kings 15:27Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him; and Baasha struck him at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines; for Nadab and all Israel were besieging Gibbethon.
1 Kings 15:31Now the rest of the acts of Nadab, and all that he did, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?