Nedava (נדבה) means donation in Hebrew.
It can also mean charity. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
donation, charity
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Nedava.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1תרומה שאדם נותן מרצונו החפשי ושלא על מנת לקבל תמורה כלשהי עבורה.
וַיִּקְחוּ מִלִּפְנֵי מֹשֶׁה, אֵת כָּל-הַתְּרוּמָה אֲשֶׁר הֵבִיאוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לִמְלֶאכֶת עֲבֹדַת הַקֹּדֶשׁ--לַעֲשֹׂת אֹתָהּ; וְהֵם הֵבִיאוּ אֵלָיו עוֹד, נְדָבָה--בַּבֹּקֶר בַּבֹּקֶר.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Nedava is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- נְדָבָה
- Written without vowel points
- נדבה
- Said
- nedava
- Root
- נ־ד־ב
- Pattern
- קְטָלָה
- Plural
- נְדָבוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' נְדָבוֹת, נִדְבַת־
- Gematria
- 61
This is how Nedava is said in other languages.
- English
- donation, charity
- Arabic
- صَدَقة
These words mean nearly the same as Nedava.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Nedava.
The word Nedava is part of these phrases and sayings.
- נדבת יד
- נדבת לב
- מקבץ נדבות
- גשם נדבות
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Nedava comes from the root נ־ד־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Nedava in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Nedava.
What does Nedava (נדבה) mean in Hebrew?
Nedava (נדבה) means donation and charity. It is said nedava, with the stress on va.
What is a synonym for Nedava (נדבה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Nedava (נדבה) are גמילות חסדים, צדקה, מתנה, תרומה, and בקשיש.
What rhymes with Nedava (נדבה)?
Words that rhyme with Nedava (נדבה) include צבא, סביבה, מחשבה, כתיבה, תגובה, and אהבה.
Is Nedava (נדבה) masculine or feminine?
The word Nedava (נדבה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is נְדָבוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נדבה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.