What does גַּנָּב mean in the Bible?
גַּנָּב is a Hebrew word meaning "a stealer".
Hebrew · H1590
גַּנָּב
A stealer
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גַּנָּבH1590
What does גַּנָּב mean in the Bible?
גַּנָּב is a Hebrew word meaning "a stealer".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1590?
The BSB source-word alignment has 17 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a thief (3), the thief (3), like thieves (2), - (1), and thieves (1).
Where does גַּנָּב appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 22:2. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (3), Jeremiah (3), Job (2), Proverbs (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Ita thief3×Exodus 22:2, Psalms 50:18, Proverbs 29:24
the thief3×Exodus 22:7, Exodus 22:8, Proverbs 6:30
like thieves2×Job 30:5, Joel 2:9
-1×Jeremiah 48:27
and thieves1×Hosea 7:1
As the thief1×Jeremiah 2:26
kidnapper1×Deuteronomy 24:7
like a thief1×Job 24:14
of the thief1×Zechariah 5:4
of thieves1×Isaiah 1:23
thieves1×Obadiah 1:5
Were thieves1×Jeremiah 49:9
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 22:2הַגַּנָּ֖בtoa thiefArticle | Noun - masculine singularExodus 22:7הַגַּנָּ֖בtothe thiefArticle | Noun - masculine singularExodus 22:8הַגַּנָּ֔בtothe thiefArticle | Noun - masculine singularDeuteronomy 24:7הַגַּנָּ֣בtokidnapperArticle | Noun - masculine singularJob 24:14כַגַּנָּֽב׃tolike a thiefPreposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singularJob 30:5כַּגַּנָּֽב׃tolike thievesPreposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singularPsalms 50:18גַ֭נָּבtoa thiefNoun - masculine singularProverbs 6:30לַ֭גַּנָּבtothe thiefPreposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singularProverbs 29:24גַּ֭נָּבtoa thiefNoun - masculine singularIsaiah 1:23גַּנָּבִ֔יםtoof thievesNoun - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowExodus 22:2
Aligned rows17
Books represented11
Exodus3Deuteronomy1Job2Psalms1Proverbs2Isaiah1Jeremiah3Hosea1Joel1Obadiah1Zechariah1
Source forms
הַגַּנָּ֖ב2xhag·gan·nāḇExodus 22:2, Exodus 22:7
הַגַּנָּ֔ב2xhag·gan·nāḇExodus 22:8, Zechariah 5:4
כַּגַּנָּֽב׃2xkag·gan·nāḇJob 30:5, Joel 2:9
בְּגַנָּבִ֖ים1xbə·ḡan·nā·ḇîmJeremiah 48:27
גַ֭נָּב1xḡan·nāḇPsalms 50:18
גַּ֭נָּב1xgan·nāḇProverbs 29:24
גַּנָּב֙1xgan·nāḇJeremiah 2:26
גַּנָּבִ֔ים1xgan·nā·ḇîmIsaiah 1:23
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine singular5xExodus 22:2, Exodus 22:7, Exodus 22:8, Deuteronomy 24:7
Noun - masculine plural3xIsaiah 1:23, Jeremiah 49:9, Obadiah 1:5
Noun - masculine singular3xPsalms 50:18, Proverbs 29:24, Jeremiah 2:26
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular3xJob 24:14, Job 30:5, Joel 2:9
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular1xHosea 7:1
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural1xJeremiah 48:27
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular1xProverbs 6:30
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a stealer
Source Gloss
a stealer
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a stealer BDB: thief Usage: thief.
Grammatical Forms
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Word Origins
גַּנָּב is built from this root:
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