What does גְּדוּד · λῃστής mean in the Bible?
גְּדוּד · λῃστής is a Hebrew phrase meaning "one who steals or ambushes victims".
Hebrew · H1416, G3027
גָּנָב
A crowd (especially of soldiers) · a brigand
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גְּדוּד H1416 a crowd (especially of soldiers)
λῃστής G3027 a brigand
Pronunciation lēistḗs
Violent robber who takes by force, distinct from κλέπτης (thief) who steals secretly.
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What does גָּנָב (ganav) mean in the Bible?
גְּדוּד · λῃστής is a Hebrew phrase meaning "one who steals or ambushes victims".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1416, G3027?
H1416, G3027 is connected to 33 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. one who steals or ambushes victims
Strong's H1416, G3027
Lexical occurrences 33 verses Source Gloss
one who steals or ambushes victims
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How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
גָּנָב is built from this root:
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MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain