Nadab

American  

[ney-dab] / ˈneɪ dæb /

noun

1. (in the Bible) a son of Aaron who, with his brother Abihu, was consumed by fire from heaven for disobeying the Lord.

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Etymology

Origin of Nadab

Ultimately from Hebrew Nādhābh

Example Sentences

And the sons of Shammai; Nadab and Abishur.

From The Bible, Old and New Testaments, King James Version by

And Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him; and Baasha smote him at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines; for Nadab and all Israel were laying siege to Gibbethon.

From The Bible Story by Hall, Newton Marshall

Moncæus said that Aaron got his idea on the mountain, where he was once admitted with Moses; and on another occasion with Nadab and Abihu, and the seventy elders.

From The Masculine Cross A History of Ancient and Modern Crosses and Their Connection with the Mysteries of Sex Worship; Also an Account of the Kindred Phases of Phallic Faiths and Practices by Anonymous

Come up unto Jehovah, thou and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders, and worship ye afar off; and Moses alone shall come near Jehovah, but they shall not come nigh....

From The Messiah in Moses and the Prophets by Lord, Eleazar

The first of Judah was wicked king Roboam, Of Israel the first was that cruel Jeroboam; Abiah then followed, and in the other Nadab, Then Bassa, then Helah, then Zambri, Jehoram and Ahab.

From "Everyman," with other interludes, including eight miracle plays by Rhys, Ernest