1589. ganab
Strong's Lexicon
ganab: To steal

Original Word: גָּנַב
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: ganab
Pronunciation: gah-NAHV
Phonetic Spelling: (gaw-nab')
Definition: To steal
Meaning: to thieve, to deceive

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to steal
NASB Translation
actually stolen (1), brought to me stealthily (1), carries away (1), deceive (1), deceived (1), deceiving (1), fact kidnapped (1), kidnapping (1), kidnaps (1), steal (9), steal away (1), stealing (1), steals (3), steals him away (1), stealth (1), stole (3), stole away (1), stolen (8), stolen you away (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[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; Job 27:20, גְּנָבָ֫תַם Genesis 31:22; 2masculine singular גָּנַבְתּ Genesis 31:30; 1singular וְגָנַ֑בְתִּי consecutive Proverbs 30:9; גָּנְָֽבוּ Joshua 7:11; 2 Samuel 21:12; suffix גְּנָבוּךָ 2 Samuel 19:42; Imperfect יִגְנָֹֽבֿ Exodus 21:37, יִגְנוֺב Proverbs 6:30, וַיִּגְנֹב Genesis 31:20; 3feminine singular וַתִּגְנֹב Genesis 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 Exodus 21:16 2t., גָּנוּב Genesis 30:33; feminine construct גְּנֻ˜בְתִי Genesis 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; Genesis 44:8; Exodus 21:37; 2 Samuel 21:12 compare passive Genesis 30:33; Genesis 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 2Chronicles 22:11; absolute Exodus 20:15 = Deuteronomy 5:17; Leviticus 19:11; Joshua 7:11; Proverbs 6:30; Proverbs 30:9; Obadiah 5; Zechariah 5:3, compareInfinitive absolute Hosea 4:2; Jeremiah 7:9 & (c. Niph`al) Exodus 22:11; גנב לֵב = deceive Genesis 31:20,26 cf Di; אֹתִי ׳ג Genesis 31:27 id.; of sudden sweeping off by storm, in simile Job 21:18 figurative of destruction of wicked Job 27:20.

Niph`al be stolen, subject of thing גָּנֹב יִגָּנֵב Exodus 22:11.

Pi`el steal away (transitive) וַיְגַגֵּב אבשׁלום אתלֵֿב 2 Samuel 15:6; מְגַנְּבֵי דְּבָרַי Jeremiah 23:30.

Pu`al be stolen away subject person גֻּנֹּב גֻּנַּבְתִּי 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 2 Samuel 19:4. (Syriac steal oneself away; so Genesis 31:27.)

Strong's Exhaustive 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.

Forms and Transliterations
גְּנָב֨וּךָ גְּנָבַ֥תּוּ גְּנָבָֽתַם׃ גְּנֻֽבְתִ֣י גְּנוּבִ֥ים גָּֽנְבוּ֙ גָּנ֥וּב גָּנְב֨וּ גָּנֹ֥ב גָנַ֖בְתָּ גֹּנֵ֨ב גֻּנַּ֔בְתִּי גֻנֹּ֣ב גנב גנבו גנבוך גנבת גנבתו גנבתי גנבתם׃ גנוב גנובים הֲגָנֹ֤ב ׀ הַגֹּנֵ֗ב הגנב וְגָנַ֑בְתִּי וְגָנֹ֖ב וְגֹנֵ֨ב וְגֻנַּ֖ב וַיְגַנֵּב֙ וַיִּגְנֹ֣ב וַיִּתְגַּנֵּ֥ב וַתִּגְנֹ֖ב וַתִּגְנֹ֣ב וַתִּגְנֹ֤ב וּגְנֻֽבְתִ֖י וגנב וגנבתי ויגנב ויתגנב ותגנב יְגֻנָּ֑ב יִגְנ֑וֹב יִגְנְב֖וּ יִגְנֹֽב־ יִגָּנֵ֖ב יִתְגַּנֵּ֗ב יגנב יגנב־ יגנבו יגנוב יתגנב מְגַנְּבֵ֣י מגנבי נִגְנֹב֙ נגנב תִּֿגְנֹֽ֔ב׃ תִּגְנֹ֑בוּ תגנב׃ תגנבו ḡā·naḇ·tā gā·nə·ḇū gā·nōḇ gā·nūḇ ḡānaḇtā gaNavta gānəḇū ganeVu gaNo gānōḇ gānūḇ gaNuv gə·nā·ḇā·ṯam gə·nā·ḇat·tū gə·nā·ḇū·ḵā gə·nū·ḇîm gə·nuḇ·ṯî gənāḇāṯam gənāḇattū gənāḇūḵā genaVatam genaVattu genaVucha gənūḇîm gənuḇṯî genuVim genuvTi gō·nêḇ gōnêḇ goNev gun·naḇ·tî ḡun·nōḇ gunnaḇtî gunNavti gunNo ḡunnōḇ hă·ḡā·nōḇ hag·gō·nêḇ hagaNo hăḡānōḇ haggōnêḇ haggoNev mə·ḡan·nə·ḇê məḡannəḇê meganneVei niḡ·nōḇ nigNo niḡnōḇ tḡə·nōḇ tgeNo tḡənōḇ tiḡ·nō·ḇū tiḡnōḇū tigNou ū·ḡə·nuḇ·ṯî ūḡənuḇṯî ugenuvTi vaiyigNo vaiyitganNev vattigNo vayganNev vegaNavti vegaNo vegoNev vegunNav wat·tiḡ·nōḇ wattiḡnōḇ way·ḡan·nêḇ way·yiḡ·nōḇ way·yiṯ·gan·nêḇ wayḡannêḇ wayyiḡnōḇ wayyiṯgannêḇ wə·ḡā·naḇ·tî wə·ḡā·nōḇ wə·ḡō·nêḇ wə·ḡun·naḇ wəḡānaḇtî wəḡānōḇ wəḡōnêḇ wəḡunnaḇ yə·ḡun·nāḇ yəḡunnāḇ yegunNav yig·gā·nêḇ yiḡ·nə·ḇū yiḡ·nō·wḇ yiḡ·nōḇ- yiggānêḇ yiggaNev yiḡnəḇū yigneVu yiḡnōḇ- yignov yiḡnōwḇ yiṯ·gan·nêḇ yiṯgannêḇ yitganNev
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Genesis 30:33
HEB: וְחוּם֙ בַּכְּשָׂבִ֔ים גָּנ֥וּב ה֖וּא אִתִּֽי׃
NAS: among the lambs, [if found] with me, will be considered stolen.
KJV: among the sheep, that shall be counted stolen with me.
INT: and black the lambs stolen he for

Genesis 31:19
HEB: אֶת־ צֹאנ֑וֹ וַתִּגְנֹ֣ב רָחֵ֔ל אֶת־
NAS: then Rachel stole the household idols
KJV: and Rachel had stolen the images
INT: to shear his flock stole Rachel the household

Genesis 31:20
HEB: וַיִּגְנֹ֣ב יַעֲקֹ֔ב אֶת־
NAS: And Jacob deceived Laban the Aramean
KJV: And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban
INT: deceived and Jacob unawares

Genesis 31:26
HEB: מֶ֣ה עָשִׂ֔יתָ וַתִּגְנֹ֖ב אֶת־ לְבָבִ֑י
NAS: have you done by deceiving me and carrying away
KJV: What hast thou done, that thou hast stolen away unawares
INT: What done deceiving unawares and carrying

Genesis 31:27
HEB: נַחְבֵּ֙אתָ֙ לִבְרֹ֔חַ וַתִּגְנֹ֖ב אֹתִ֑י וְלֹא־
NAS: secretly and deceive me, and did not tell
KJV: secretly, and steal away from me; and didst not tell
INT: secretly flee and deceive and did not tell

Genesis 31:30
HEB: אָבִ֑יךָ לָ֥מָּה גָנַ֖בְתָּ אֶת־ אֱלֹהָֽי׃
NAS: [but] why did you steal my gods?
KJV: house, [yet] wherefore hast thou stolen my gods?
INT: your father's why steal angels

Genesis 31:32
HEB: כִּ֥י רָחֵ֖ל גְּנָבָֽתַם׃
NAS: that Rachel had stolen them.
KJV: knew not that Rachel had stolen them.
INT: that Rachel had stolen

Genesis 31:39
HEB: מִיָּדִ֖י תְּבַקְשֶׁ֑נָּה גְּנֻֽבְתִ֣י י֔וֹם וּגְנֻֽבְתִ֖י
NAS: it of my hand [whether] stolen by day
KJV: didst thou require it, [whether] stolen by day,
INT: of my hand required stolen day stolen

Genesis 31:39
HEB: גְּנֻֽבְתִ֣י י֔וֹם וּגְנֻֽבְתִ֖י לָֽיְלָה׃
NAS: by day or stolen by night.
KJV: by day, or stolen by night.
INT: stolen day stolen night

Genesis 40:15
HEB: כִּֽי־ גֻנֹּ֣ב גֻּנַּ֔בְתִּי מֵאֶ֖רֶץ
NAS: For I was in fact kidnapped
KJV: For indeed I was stolen away out of the land
INT: for fact kidnapped the land

Genesis 40:15
HEB: כִּֽי־ גֻנֹּ֣ב גֻּנַּ֔בְתִּי מֵאֶ֖רֶץ הָעִבְרִ֑ים
NAS: For I was in fact kidnapped from the land
INT: for fact kidnapped the land of the Hebrews

Genesis 44:8
HEB: כְּנָ֑עַן וְאֵ֗יךְ נִגְנֹב֙ מִבֵּ֣ית אֲדֹנֶ֔יךָ
NAS: How then could we steal silver
KJV: of Canaan: how then should we steal out of thy lord's
INT: of Canaan How steal house your lord's

Exodus 20:15
HEB: לֹ֣֖א תִּֿגְנֹֽ֔ב׃ ס
NAS: You shall not steal.
KJV: Thou shalt not steal.
INT: shall not steal

Exodus 21:16
HEB: וְגֹנֵ֨ב אִ֧ישׁ וּמְכָר֛וֹ
NAS: He who kidnaps a man,
KJV: And he that stealeth a man,
INT: kidnaps A man sells

Exodus 22:1
HEB: כִּ֤י יִגְנֹֽב־ אִישׁ֙ שׁ֣וֹר
NAS: If a man steals an ox or
KJV: If a man shall steal an ox,
INT: If steals A man an ox

Exodus 22:7
HEB: כֵלִים֙ לִשְׁמֹ֔ר וְגֻנַּ֖ב מִבֵּ֣ית הָאִ֑ישׁ
NAS: to keep [for him] and it is stolen from the man's
KJV: to keep, and it be stolen out of the man's
INT: goods to keep is stolen house the man's

Exodus 22:12
HEB: וְאִם־ גָּנֹ֥ב יִגָּנֵ֖ב מֵעִמּ֑וֹ
NAS: But if it is actually stolen
KJV: And if it be stolen from him, he shall make restitution
INT: if is actually stolen with

Exodus 22:12
HEB: וְאִם־ גָּנֹ֥ב יִגָּנֵ֖ב מֵעִמּ֑וֹ יְשַׁלֵּ֖ם
NAS: it is actually stolen from him, he shall make restitution
INT: if is actually stolen with shall make

Leviticus 19:11
HEB: לֹ֖א תִּגְנֹ֑בוּ וְלֹא־ תְכַחֲשׁ֥וּ
NAS: You shall not steal, nor deal falsely,
KJV: Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely,
INT: nor steal nor falsely

Deuteronomy 5:19
HEB: וְלֹ֖֣א תִּֿגְנֹֽ֔ב׃ ס
NAS: You shall not steal.
KJV: Neither shalt thou steal.
INT: shall not steal

Deuteronomy 24:7
HEB: יִמָּצֵ֣א אִ֗ישׁ גֹּנֵ֨ב נֶ֤פֶשׁ מֵאֶחָיו֙
NAS: is caught kidnapping any
KJV: be found stealing any
INT: is caught A man kidnapping any of his countrymen

Joshua 7:11
HEB: הַחֵ֔רֶם וְגַ֤ם גָּֽנְבוּ֙ וְגַ֣ם כִּֽחֲשׁ֔וּ
NAS: and have both stolen and deceived.
KJV: of the accursed thing, and have also stolen, and dissembled
INT: of the things both stolen have also and deceived

2 Samuel 15:6
HEB: אֶל־ הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיְגַנֵּב֙ אַבְשָׁל֔וֹם אֶת־
NAS: so Absalom stole away the hearts
KJV: so Absalom stole the hearts
INT: to the king stole Absalom the hearts

2 Samuel 19:3
HEB: וַיִּתְגַּנֵּ֥ב הָעָ֛ם בַּיּ֥וֹם
NAS: went by stealth into the city
KJV: gat them by stealth that day
INT: stealth the people day

2 Samuel 19:3
HEB: הָעִ֑יר כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר יִתְגַּנֵּ֗ב הָעָם֙ הַנִּכְלָמִ֔ים
NAS: who are humiliated steal away when they flee
KJV: being ashamed steal away when they flee
INT: the city after steal people are humiliated

40 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1589
40 Occurrences


ḡā·naḇ·tā — 1 Occ.
gā·nə·ḇū — 2 Occ.
gā·nōḇ — 1 Occ.
gā·nūḇ — 1 Occ.
gə·nā·ḇā·ṯam — 1 Occ.
gə·nā·ḇat·tū — 2 Occ.
gə·nā·ḇū·ḵā — 1 Occ.
gə·nū·ḇîm — 1 Occ.
gə·nuḇ·ṯî — 1 Occ.
gō·nêḇ — 1 Occ.
gun·naḇ·tî — 1 Occ.
ḡun·nōḇ — 1 Occ.
hă·ḡā·nōḇ — 1 Occ.
hag·gō·nêḇ — 1 Occ.
mə·ḡan·nə·ḇê — 1 Occ.
niḡ·nōḇ — 1 Occ.
tḡə·nōḇ — 2 Occ.
tiḡ·nō·ḇū — 1 Occ.
ū·ḡə·nuḇ·ṯî — 1 Occ.
way·yiḡ·nōḇ — 1 Occ.
way·yiṯ·gan·nêḇ — 1 Occ.
wat·tiḡ·nōḇ — 5 Occ.
way·ḡan·nêḇ — 1 Occ.
wə·ḡā·naḇ·tî — 1 Occ.
wə·ḡā·nōḇ — 1 Occ.
wə·ḡō·nêḇ — 1 Occ.
wə·ḡun·naḇ — 1 Occ.
yə·ḡun·nāḇ — 1 Occ.
yig·gā·nêḇ — 1 Occ.
yiḡ·nə·ḇū — 1 Occ.
yiḡ·nōḇ- — 2 Occ.
yiṯ·gan·nêḇ — 1 Occ.

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