Lexical Definition

‎גָּנַב‎ gânab (gaw-nab') to steal ^H:V
a primitive root

carry away, [idiom] indeed, secretly bring, steal (away), get by stealth.

• to thieve (literally or figuratively)
• by implication, to deceive

1) to steal, steal away, carry away
1a) (Qal) to steal
1b) (Niphal) to be stolen
1c) (Piel) to steal away
1d)(Pual) to be stolen away, be brought by stealth
1e) (Hithpael) to go by stealth, steal away

See Greek: κλέμμα · κλέπτω · κλοπή

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[‎גָּנַב‎] verb steal (Late Hebrew id., Aramaic ‎גְּנַב‎, ; Arabic is hurt the side, or put aside, denominative from side) —

Qal Perfect 3 feminine singular suffix ‎גְּנָבַתּוּ‎ Job 21:18; Job 27:20, ‎גְּנָבָ֫תַם‎ Gen 31:22 2 masculine singular ‎גָּנַבְתּ‎ Gen 31:30 1 singular ‎וְגָנַ֑בְתִּי‎ consecutive Prov 30:9 ‎גָּנְָֽבוּ‎ Josh 7:11; 2Sam 21:12 suffix ‎גְּנָבוּךָ‎ 2Sam 19:42* Imperfect ‎יִגְנָֹֽבֿ‎ Exod 21:37*, ‎יִגְנוֺב‎ Prov 6:30, ‎וַיִּגְנֹב‎ Gen 31:20 3 feminine singular ‎וַתִּגְנֹב‎ Gen 31:19 + 2 t.; 2 masculine singular ‎תִּגְנֹב‎ Exod 20:15; Deut 5:17, ‎וַתִּגְנֹב‎ Gen 31:26; Gen 31:27, ‎יִגְנְבוּ‎ Obad 1:5, ‎תִּגְנֹ֑בוּ‎ Lev 19:11, ‎נִגְנֹב‎ Gen 44:8 Infinitive absolute ‎גָּנֹב‎ Exod 22:11* + 2 t.; Participle ‎גֹּנֵב‎ Exod 21:16 + 2 t., ‎גָּנוּב‎ Gen 30:33 feminine construct ‎גְּנֻ˜בְתִי‎ Gen 31:39 (twice in verse); plural ‎גְּנוּבִים‎ Prov 9:17 in Hexateuch always J E D, except Lev 19:11 (H); — steal with accusative of thing Gen 31:19; Gen 31:30; Gen 31:32; Gen 44:8; Exod 21:37*; 2Sam 21:12 compare passive Gen 30:33; Gen 31:39; Prov 9:17 with object person Exod 21:16; Deut 24:7; 2Sam 19:42* = take by stealth (for good purpose) 2Kgs 11:2 = 2Chr 22:11 absolute Exod 20:15 = Deut 5:17; Lev 19:11; Josh 7:11; Prov 6:30; Prov 30:9; Obad 1:5; Zech 5:3, compareInfinitive absolute Hos 4:2; Jer 7:9 & (c. Niph`al) Exod 22:11* ‎גנב לֵב‎ = deceive Gen 31:20; Gen 31:26 cf Di; ‎אֹתִי‎ ‎׳‎‎ג‎ Gen 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 Exod 22:11*.

** Pi`el steal away (transitive) ‎וַיְגַגֵּב אבשׁלום אתלֵֿב‎ 2Sam 15:6 ‎מְגַנְּבֵי דְּבָרַי‎ Jer 23:30. Pu`al be stolen away subject person ‎גֻּנֹּב גֻּנַּבְתִּי‎ Gen 40:15 subject of thing ‎וְגֻנַּב‎ consecutive Exod 22:6* be brought by stealth Job 4:12. ‎יְגֻנָּ֑ב‎. Hithpa`el go by stealth, steal away ‎יִתְגַּנֵּב‎ 2Sam 19:4*, ‎וַיִּתְגַּנֵּב‎ 2Sam 19:4*. (Syriac steal oneself away**; so Gen 31:27.)

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