1589 – גָּנַב (ganav)

to steal

Type:	Verb Verb   Rootword
Hebrew:	גָּנַב (ganav)
Pronunciation:	ga-nav    Listen
Gematria:	55(3 + 50 + 2)    words with the same gematria
Origin:	a primitive root
Usage:	40 times in OT

Description

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

Synonyms

גָּנַב	ganav		H1589	(40 ggr)	to steal
בָּזַז	bazaz		H0962	(43 ggr)	to plunder
גָּזַל	gazal		H1497	(30 ggr)	to plunder
נָשָׁא	nasha		H5378	(4 ggr)	to exact
פָּשַׁט	pashat		H6584	(43 ggr)	to strip
שָׁלַל	shalal		H7997b	(14 ggr)	to loot
שָׁסָה	shasah		H8154	(11 ggr)	to plunder
שָׁסַס	shasas		H8155	(6 ggr)	to plunder

*The bars show how many times the word is used in the Old Testament.

Word root

Word with ganav as root:

גַּנָּב	gannav	H1590	thief
גְּנֵבָה	genevah	H1591	theft
גְּנֻבַת	Genovat	H1592	Genubath

Equivalent Greek words

In the greek translation Septuagint (LXX) the Hebrew word ganav was translated to the following:

κλέμμα	klemma	G2809	theft
κλέπτω	klepto	G2813	steal
κλοπή	klope	G2829	theft

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