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Meaning and etymology of the Hebrew name Amminadab
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Amminadab 
The name Amminadab is assigned three times in the Bible. Best known is Amminadab the father of Elisheba, the wife of Aaron. This Amminadab is the great-grandfather of Boaz (through his son Nahson, Elisheba's brother), and Boaz is the grandfather of Jesse, and Jesse is the father of king David (1 Chronicles 2:10). Other Amminadabs are a Levite from the Kohath family (1 Chronicles 6:22), and a Levite from the Uzziel family (1 Chronicles 15:10).
The name Amminadab consists of two elements. The first element is the Hebrew word  ('am), kinsman (on the father's side) - see our article on the name Ammi.
The second element comes from the Hebrew verb  (nadab), make willing, incite; 'an uncompelled and free movement of the will unto divine service or sacrifice,' says HAW Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament . The name Abinadab makes use of this same verb.
Some derivatives of this verb are:  (nedaba), freewill offering;  (nadib), noble;  (nediba), noble deed.
Jones' Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names goes with the free-will clause of the verb and reads People of Liberality. The NOBS Study Bible Name List and BDB Theological Dictionary follow the idea of nobility of the verb, and reads My Kinsman Is Noble.
Other names that contain the word 'am are
Amalek,
Amasa,
Ammi,
Ammiel,
Ammihud,
Ammihur,
Ammishaddai,
Ammizabad,
Ammon,
Amram,
Balaam,
Ben-ammi,
Bileam,
Gomorrah,
Ibleam,
Immanuel,
Ithream,
Jashobeam,
Jeroboam,
Lo-Ammi,
Rehoboam and
Ummah.
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