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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #1590 - גַּנָּב

Transliteration

gannâb

Phonetics

gan-nawb'

Origin

from (H1589)

Parts of Speech

masculine noun

TWOT

364b

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

thief

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 2812 ‑ κλέπτης (klep'‑tace); 2812 ‑ κλέπτης (klep'‑tace);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (17)

Exodus 3

Deuteronomy 1

Job 2

Psalms 1

Proverbs 2

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 3

Hosea 1

Joel 1

Obadiah 1

Zechariah 1

BSB (16)

Exodus 3

Deuteronomy 1

Job 2

Psalms 1

Proverbs 2

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 3

Hosea 1

Joel 1

Obadiah 1

Zechariah 1

CSB (16)

Exodus 3

Deuteronomy 1

Job 2

Psalms 1

Proverbs 2

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 3

Hosea 1

Joel 1

Obadiah 1

Zechariah 1

ESV (16)

Exodus 3

Deuteronomy 1

Job 2

Psalms 1

Proverbs 2

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 3

Hosea 1

Joel 1

Zechariah 1

KJV (17)

Exodus 3

Deuteronomy 1

Job 2

Psalms 1

Proverbs 2

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 3

Hosea 1

Joel 1

Obadiah 1

Zechariah 1

LEB (16)

Exodus 3

Deuteronomy 1

Job 2

Psalms 1

Proverbs 2

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 2

Hosea 1

Joel 1

Obadiah 1

Zechariah 1

LSB (17)

Exodus 3

Deuteronomy 1

Job 2

Psalms 1

Proverbs 2

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 3

Hosea 1

Joel 1

Obadiah 1

Zechariah 1

N95 (16)

Exodus 3

Deuteronomy 1

Job 2

Proverbs 2

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 3

Hosea 1

Joel 1

Obadiah 1

Zechariah 1

NAS (17)

Exodus 3

Deuteronomy 1

Job 2

Psalms 1

Proverbs 2

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 3

Hosea 1

Joel 1

Obadiah 1

Zechariah 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (17)

Exodus 3

Deuteronomy 1

Job 2

Psalms 1

Proverbs 2

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 3

Hosea 1

Joel 1

Obadiah 1

Zechariah 1

ASV (17)

a thief 2

after them as after a thief 1

among thieves 1

and the thief 1

as the thief 1

he is as a thief 1

him; then that thief 1

if the thief 3

if thieves 2

like a thief 1

of the thief 1

of thieves 1

with a thief 1

BSB (16)

a thief 3

and thieves 1

as the thief 1

kidnapper 1

like a thief 1

like thieves 2

of the thief 1

of thieves 1

the thief 3

thieves 1

were thieves 1

CSB (16)

a thief 2

as if they were thieves 1

like thieves 1

of a thief 1

of thieves 1

the kidnapper 1

the thief 4

thief 2

thief's 1

thieves 2

ESV (16)

thief 13

thieves 3

KJV (17)

thief 12

thief;) 1

thieves 4

LEB (16)

a thief 5

like a thief 2

the thief 4

them as at a thief 1

then that kidnapper 1

thieves 3

LSB (17)

thief 13

thieves 4

N95 (16)

thief 12

thieves 4

NAS (17)

thief 13

thieves 4

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (17)

a thief 2

after them as after a thief 1

among thieves 1

and the thief 1

as the thief 1

he is like a thief 1

if the thief 3

if thieves 2

like thieves 1

of a thief 1

of the thief 1

of thieves 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2073) b n c (גנב GNB) AC: Steal CO: Thief AB: Theft: [from: nc- what a garden is protected from]

V) b n c (גנב GNB) - Steal: KJV (39): (vf: Paal, Niphal, Hitpael, Pual, Piel) steal, carry, brought - Strongs: H1589 (גָּנַב)

N^m) b n c (גנב GNB) - Thief: KJV (17): thief - Strongs: H1590 (גַּנָּב)

N^f1) e b n c (גנבה GNBH) - Theft: KJV (2): theft - Strongs: H1591 (גְּנֵבָה)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

גַּנָּב noun masculine Exodus 22:1 thief — גַּנָּב Exodus 22:1 12t.; גַּנָּבִים Isaiah 1:23 3t. — thief that breaks in Exodus 22:1; Exodus 22:6; Exodus 22:7 (JE); by window Joel 2:9 (in simile); thief as one who steals Isaiah 1:23; Psalm 50:18; Proverbs 6:30; Proverbs 29:24; Jeremiah 2:26; Jeremiah 48:27; Hosea 7:1 ("" גְּדוּד) Zechariah 5:4; coming by night Jeremiah 49:9 compare Job 24:14 (in simile), Obadiah 5 ("" שׁוֺדֲדֵי לַיְלָה); Job 30:5; stealer of men (slave-dealer) Deuteronomy 24:7.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

גַּנָּב m. a thief, Exodus 22:1, Exodus 22:6, Exodus 22:7. Also

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List of Word Forms

גַ֭נָּב גַּ֭נָּב גַּנָּב֙ גַּנָּבִ֔ים גַּנָּבִ֤ים גַּנָּבִ֥ים גנב גנבים הַגַּנָּ֔ב הַגַּנָּ֖ב הַגַּנָּ֣ב הגנב וְגַנָּ֣ב וגנב כַּגַּנָּֽב׃ כַגַּנָּֽב׃ כגנב׃ לַ֭גַּנָּב לגנב chagganNav gan·nā·ḇîm gan·nāḇ ḡan·nāḇ gannāḇ ḡannāḇ gannāḇîm ganNav gannaVim ganno hag·gan·nāḇ haggannāḇ hagganNav kag·gan·nāḇ ḵag·gan·nāḇ kaggannāḇ ḵaggannāḇ kagganNav lag·gan·nāḇ laggannāḇ lagganno veganNav wə·ḡan·nāḇ wəḡannāḇ