King James Bible
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STRONGS NUMBER H1589
Transliteration: ganab
Phonetic Spelling: (gaw-nab')
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to steal
Meaning: to thieve, to deceive
Word Summary
ganab: to steal
Original Word: גָּנַבTransliteration: ganab
Phonetic Spelling: (gaw-nab')
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to steal
Meaning: to thieve, to deceive
Strong's Concordance
carry away, indeed, secretly bring, steal away, get by stealth A primitive root; to thieve (literally or figuratively); by implication, to deceive -- carry away, X indeed, secretly bring, steal (away), get by stealth.
Brown-Driver-Briggs
H1589. ganab
[גָּנַב] verb steal (Late Hebrew id., Aramaic גְּנַב, ; Arabic is hurt the side, or put aside, denominative from side) —
Qal Perfect3feminine singular suffix גְּנָבַתּוּ Job 21:18; 27:20, גְּנָבָ֫תַם Genesis 31:22; 2masculine singular גָּנַבְתּ 31:30; 1singular וְגָנַ֑בְתִּי consecutive Proverbs 30:9; גָּנְָֽבוּ Joshua 7:11; 2 Samuel 21:12; suffix גְּנָבוּךָ 19:42; Imperfect יִגְנָֹֽבֿ Exodus 21:37, יִגְנוֺב Proverbs 6:30, וַיִּגְנֹב Genesis 31:20; 3feminine singular וַתִּגְנֹב 31:19 2t.; 2 masculine singular תִּגְנֹב Exodus 20:15; Deuteronomy 5:17, וַתִּגְנֹב Genesis 31:26-27, יִגְנְבוּ Obadiah 5, תִּגְנֹ֑בוּ Leviticus 19:11, נִגְנֹב Genesis 44:8; Infinitive absolute גָּנֹב Exodus 22:11 2t.; Participle גֹּנֵב 21:16 2t., גָּנוּב Genesis 30:33; feminine construct גְּנֻבְתִי 31:39 (twice in verse); plural גְּנוּבִים Proverbs 9:17; in Hexateuch always J E D, except Leviticus 19:11 (H); — steal with accusative of thing Genesis 31:19, 30, 32; 44:8; Exodus 21:37; 2 Samuel 21:12 compare passive Genesis 30:33; 31:39; Proverbs 9:17; with object person Exodus 21:16; Deuteronomy 24:7; 2 Samuel 19:42; = take by stealth (for good purpose) 2 Kings 11:2 2 Chronicles 22:11; absolute Exodus 20:15 = Deuteronomy 5:17; Leviticus 19:11; Joshua 7:11; Proverbs 6:30; 30:9; Obadiah 5; Zechariah 5:3, compareInfinitive absolute Hosea 4:2; Jeremiah 7:9 & (c. Niph`al) Exodus 22:11; לֵב גנב = deceive Genesis 31:20, 26 cf Di; ׳ג אֹתִי 31:27 id.; of sudden sweeping off by storm, in simile Job 21:18 figurative of destruction of wicked 27:20.
Niph`al be stolen, subject of thing יִגָּנֵב גָּנֹב Exodus 22:11.
Pi`el steal away (transitive) אתלֵֿב אבשׁלום וַיְגַגֵּב 2 Samuel 15:6; דְּבָרַי מְגַנְּבֵי Jeremiah 23:30.
Pu`al be stolen away subject person גֻּנַּבְתִּי גֻּנֹּב Genesis 40:15; subject of thing וְגֻנַּב consecutive Exodus 22:6; be brought by stealth Job 4:12. יְגֻנָּ֑ב.
Hithpa`el go by stealth, steal away יִתְגַּנֵּב 2 Samuel 19:4, וַיִּתְגַּנֵּב 19:4. (Syriac steal oneself away; so Genesis 31:27.)