Nadiv (נדיב) means generous in Hebrew.
It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
generous
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Nadiv.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מי שנוטה לתרום ביד רחבה ולחלק מרכושו לנזקקים.
בְּאֵר חֲפָרוּהָ שָׂרִים, כָּרוּהָ נְדִיבֵי הָעָם; בִּמְחֹקֵק בְּמִשְׁעֲנֹתָם, וּמִמִּדְבָּר מַתָּנָה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Nadiv is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- נָדִיב
- Written without vowel points
- נדיב
- Said
- nadiv
- Root
- נ־ד־ב
- Pattern
- קָטִיל
- Plural
- נְדִיבִים
- Feminine form
- נְדִיבָה
- Inflections
- נ' נְדִיבָה, נְדִיבַת־; ר' נְדִיבִים, נְדִיבֵי־; נ"ר נְדִיבוֹת; נְדִיב־
- Gematria
- 66
This is how Nadiv is said in other languages.
- English
- generous
These words mean nearly the same as Nadiv.
- נדבןphilanthropist
- פילנתרופ
- שוע
- ותרןlenient
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These words mean the opposite of Nadiv.
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These words rhyme with Nadiv.
The word Nadiv is part of these phrases and sayings.
- נדיב לב
- הנדיב הידוע
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The word Nadiv comes from the root נ־ד־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Nadiv in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Nadiv.
What does Nadiv (נדיב) mean in Hebrew?
Nadiv (נדיב) means generous. It is said nadiv, with the stress on div.
What is a synonym for Nadiv (נדיב)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Nadiv (נדיב) are נדבן, פילנתרופ, שוע, and ותרן.
What is the opposite of Nadiv (נדיב)?
Words that mean the opposite of Nadiv (נדיב) are חסכן, כילי, קמצן, תאב בצע, זעום, and אנוכי.
What rhymes with Nadiv (נדיב)?
Words that rhyme with Nadiv (נדיב) include סיב, מרכיב, יריב, נתיב, יציב, and ניב.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נדיב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.