נדיב

Hebrew
Root
נ־ד־ב‎ (n-d-b)

Adjective

נָדִיב • (nadív)

  1. (of a person or similar) generous, giving, liberal (willing to give or share beyond what is expected)
    • Tanach, Proverbs 19:6, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      ‏רַבִּים יְחַלּוּ פְנֵי־נָדִיב וְכָל־הָרֵעַ לְאִישׁ מַתָּן׃‎‎
      Rabím y'ḥallú f'nei nadív v-khol ha-réa' l-ish matan.
      Many will entreat the favour of the liberal man; And every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.
  2. (biblical) nobleman, prince
    • Tanach, Psalms 113:8, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      ‏לְהוֹשִׁיבִי עִם־נְדִיבִים עִם נְדִיבֵי עַמּוֹ׃‎‎
      L'hoshiví 'im n'divím 'im n'divei 'amo.
      That He may set him with princes, even with the princes of His people.
  3. (of food or similar) generous, ample (more than sufficient)
    ‏זילוף נדיב של דבש‎ ― zilúf nadív shél dvash ― a generous drizzle of honey
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