noble: willing
na.div usually identifies nobles or leading people, and in offering settings marks willing-hearted participants.
The term most often marks nobles, princes, or other people of elevated standing; in contribution and service contexts it describes those whose hearts are willing, and Isaiah 32:8 extends the description to a person's plans and actions.
Senses in use
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Nobles and people of elevated standing · dominant
The masculine plural form identifies a socially prominent group in clauses about princes, rulers, and nobles. In Numbers 21:18 the APB renders the people who excavated the well as “the nobles of the people”; in Job 12:21 and Psalm 107:40 it renders the group upon whom contempt is poured as “princes” or “nobles.”
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Willing-hearted contributors and workers · occasional
In the offering instructions of Exodus 35:5 and the gifts reported in Exodus 35:22, the singular construct form occurs in the clause that the APB renders “whose heart is willing.” In 2 Chronicles 29:31, the same construct form appears where those bringing burnt offerings are described as having a willing heart; 1 Chronicles 28:21 likewise speaks of a willing worker helping with the task.
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Noble plans and conduct · rare
Isaiah 32:8 repeats the term for a noble man, the things he devises, and the things upon which he stands. The APB renders the threefold expression as “the noble man devises noble things, and he stands upon noble things,” applying the description beyond a person's standing to his purposes and conduct.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the term with “nobles” or “princes” in passages about prominent people, while Exodus 35:5, Exodus 35:22, and 2 Chronicles 29:31 use “willing” in heart-related offering clauses. These renderings confirm the clauses' overall presentation rather than assigning every English occurrence directly to the term.