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Lexicon :: Strong's H1589 - gānaḇ

Strong's

Red Letter

גָּנַב

Transliteration

gānaḇ

Pronunciation

gaw-nab'

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Part of Speech

verb

Root Word (Etymology)

A primitive root

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 364

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

גָּנַב gânab, gaw-nab'; a primitive root; to thieve (literally or figuratively); by implication, to deceive:—carry away, × indeed, secretly bring, steal (away), get by stealth.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 39x

The KJV translates Strong's H1589 in the following manner: steal (30x), steal away (7x), carry away (1x), brought (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 39x

The KJV translates Strong's H1589 in the following manner: steal (30x), steal away (7x), carry away (1x), brought (1x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

to steal, steal away, carry away
1. (Qal) to steal
2. (Niphal) to be stolen
3. (Piel) to steal away
4. (Pual) to be stolen away, be brought by stealth
5. (Hithpael) to go by stealth, steal away

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

גָּנַב gânab, gaw-nab'; a primitive root; to thieve (literally or figuratively); by implication, to deceive:—carry away, × indeed, secretly bring, steal (away), get by stealth.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H1589: Abbreviations

† [גָּנַב] verb steal (Late Hebrew id., Aramaic גְּנַב, bdb017006

; Arabic

is hurt the side, or put aside, denominative from bdb017008

side) —
Qal Perfect 3rd person feminine singular suffix גְּנָבַתּוּ Job 21:18; Job 27:20, גְּנָבָ֫תַם Genesis 31:22; 2nd person masculine singular גָּנַבְתּ Genesis 31:30; 1st person singular וְגָנַ֑בְתִּי consecutive Proverbs 30:9; גָּנְָֽבוּ Joshua 7:11; 2 Samuel 21:12; suffix גְּנָבוּךָ 2 Samuel 19:42; Imperfect יִגְנָֹֽב־ Exodus 21:37, יִגְנוֺב Proverbs 6:30, וַיִּגְנֹב Genesis 31:20; 3rd person feminine singular וַתִּגְנֹב Genesis 31:19 + 2 times; 2nd person masculine singular תִּגְנֹב Exodus 20:15; Deuteronomy 5:17, וַתִּגְנֹב Genesis 31:26, 27, יִגְנְבוּ Obadiah 5, תִּגְנֹ֑בוּ Leviticus 19:11, נִגְנֹב Genesis 44:8; Infinitive absolute גָּנֹב Exodus 22:11 + 2 times; Participle גֹּנֵב Exodus 21:16 + 2 times, גָּנוּב Genesis 30:33; feminine construct גְּנֻֽֽֽבְתִי Genesis 31:39 (twice in verse); plural גְּנוּבִים Proverbs 9:17; in Hexateuch always J E D, except Leviticus 19:11 (H); — steal with accusative of thing Genesis 31:19, 30, 32; Genesis 44:8; Exodus 21:37; 2 Samuel 21:12 compare passive Genesis 30:33; Genesis 31:39; Proverbs 9:17; with object person Exodus 21:16; Deuteronomy 24:7; 2 Samuel 19:42; = take by stealth (for good purpose) 2 Kings 11:2 2 Chronicles 22:11; absolute Exodus 20:15 = Deuteronomy 5:17; Leviticus 19:11; Joshua 7:11; Proverbs 6:30; Proverbs 30:9; Obadiah 5; Zechariah 5:3, compareInfinitive absolute Hosea 4:2; Jeremiah 7:9 & (with Niph.) Exodus 22:11; גנב לֵב = deceive Genesis 31:20, 26 cf Di; אֹתִי ג׳ Genesis 31:27 id.; of sudden sweeping off by storm, in simile Job 21:18 figurative of destruction of wicked Job 27:20.
Niph. be stolen, subject of thing גָּנֹב יִגָּנֵב Exodus 22:11.
Pi. steal away (transitive) וַיְגַגֵּב אבשׁלום את־לֵב 2 Samuel 15:6; מְגַנְּבֵי דְּבָרַי Jeremiah 23:30.
Pu. be stolen away subject person גֻּנֹּב גֻּנַּבְתִּי Genesis 40:15; subject of thing וְגֻנַּב consecutive Exodus 22:6; be brought by stealth Job 4:12. יְגֻנָּ֑ב.
Hithp. go by stealth, steal away יִתְגַּנֵּב 2 Samuel 19:4, וַיִּתְגַּנֵּב 2 Samuel 19:4. (Syriac bdb017009

steal oneself away; so bdb017010

Genesis 31:27.)

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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

30:33; 30:33; 31:19; 31:19; 31:20; 31:20; 31:22; 31:26; 31:26; 31:27; 31:27; 31:27; 31:30; 31:30; 31:32; 31:39; 31:39; 40:15; 44:8; 44:8

Exodus

20:15; 20:15; 21:16; 21:16; 22:6; 22:11; 22:11; 22:11

Leviticus

19:11; 19:11; 19:11

Deuteronomy

5:17; 5:17; 24:7

Joshua

7:11; 7:11

2 Samuel

15:6; 19:4; 19:4; 19:42; 19:42; 21:12; 21:12

2 Kings

11:2

2 Chronicles

22:11

Job

4:12; 21:18; 21:18; 27:20; 27:20

Proverbs

6:30; 6:30; 9:17; 9:17; 30:9; 30:9

Jeremiah

7:9; 23:30

Hosea

4:2

Obadiah

1:5; 1:5

Zechariah

5:3

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H1589

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Strong's Number H1589 matches the Hebrew גָּנַב (gānaḇ),
which occurs 40 times in 36 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Gen 30:33 - So shall^H6030^➔ my righteousness^H6666 answer^➔^H6030 for me in time^H3117 to come,^H4279 when^H3588 it shall come^H935 for^H5921 my hire^H7939 before thy face:^H6440 every one^H3605 that^H834 is not^H369 speckled^H5348 and spotted^H2921 among the goats,^H5795 and brown^H2345 among the sheep,^H3775 that^H1931 shall be counted stolen^H1589 with me.^H854

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Gen 31:19 - And Laban^H3837 went^H1980 to shear^H1494 his sheep:^H6629 and^H1589^➔ Rachel^H7354 had stolen^➔^H1589 the images^H8655 that^H834 were her father's.^H1

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Gen 31:20 - And^H1589^➔ Jacob^H3290 stole away^➔^H1589 unawares^H3820 to Laban^H3837 the Syrian,^H761 in that^H5921 he told^H5046 him not^H1097 that^H3588 he^H1931 fled.^H1272

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Gen 31:26 - And^H559^➔ Laban^H3837 said^➔^H559 to Jacob,^H3290 What^H4100 hast thou done,^H6213 that thou hast stolen away^H1589 unawares to me,^H3824 and carried away^H5090 my daughters,^H1323 as captives^H7617 taken with the sword?^H2719

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Gen 31:27 - Wherefore^H4100 didst thou^H2244^➔ flee away^H1272 secretly,^➔^H2244 and steal away^H1589 from me;^H853 and^H3808^➔ didst^H5046^➔ not^➔^H3808 tell^➔^H5046 me, that I might have sent thee away^H7971 with mirth,^H8057 and with songs,^H7892 with tabret,^H8596 and with harp?^H3658

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Gen 31:30 - And now,^H6258 though thou wouldest^H1980^➔ needs^H1980 be gone,^➔^H1980 because^H3588 thou^H3700^➔ sore^H3700 longedst^➔^H3700 after^H1004^➔ thy father's^H1 house,^➔^H1004 yet wherefore^H4100 hast thou stolen^H1589 my gods?^H430

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Gen 31:32 - With^H5973 whomsoever^H834 thou findest^H4672 thy gods,^H430 let him^H2421^➔ not^H3808 live:^➔^H2421 before^H5048 our brethren^H251 discern thou^H5234 what^H4100 is thine with me,^H5978 and take^H3947 it to thee. For^H3808^➔ Jacob^H3290 knew^H3045 not^➔^H3808 that^H3588 Rachel^H7354 had stolen them.^H1589

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Gen 31:39 - That which was torn^H2966 of beasts I brought^H935 not^H3808 unto thee;^H413 I^H595 bare the loss of it;^H2398 of my hand^H3027 didst thou require it,^H1245 whether stolen^H1589 by day,^H3117 or stolen^H1589 by night.^H3915

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Gen 40:15 - For^H3588 indeed^H1589 I was stolen away^H1589 out of the land^H776 of the Hebrews:^H5680 and^H1571^➔ here^H6311 also^➔^H1571 have I done^H6213 nothing^H3808 that^H3588 they should put^H7760 me^H853 into the dungeon.^H953

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Gen 44:8 - Behold,^H2005 the money,^H3701 which^H834 we found^H4672 in^H6310^➔ our sacks'^H572 mouths,^➔^H6310 we brought again^H7725 unto thee^H413 out of the land^H776 of Canaan:^H3667 how then^H349 should we steal^H1589 out of^H1004^➔ thy lord's^H113 house^➔^H1004 silver^H3701 or^H176 gold?^H2091

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Exo 20:15 - Thou shalt^H1589^➔ not^H3808 steal.^➔^H1589

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Exo 21:16 - And he that stealeth^H1589 a man,^H376 and selleth him,^H4376 or if he be found^H4672 in his hand,^H3027 he shall^H4191^➔ surely^H4191 be put to death.^➔^H4191

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Exo 22:1 - If^H3588 a man^H376 shall steal^H1589 an ox,^H7794 or^H176 a sheep,^H7716 and kill it,^H2873 or^H176 sell it;^H4376 he shall restore^H7999 five^H2568 oxen^H1241 for^H8478 an ox,^H7794 and four^H702 sheep^H6629 for^H8478 a sheep.^H7716

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Exo 22:7 - If^H3588 a man^H376 shall deliver^H5414 unto^H413 his neighbour^H7453 money^H3701 or^H176 stuff^H3627 to keep,^H8104 and it be stolen^H1589 out of^H1004^➔ the man's^H376 house;^➔^H1004 if^H518 the thief^H1590 be found,^H4672 let him pay^H7999 double.^H8147

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Exo 22:12 - And if^H518 it be stolen^H1589 from him,^H1589^H5973 he shall make restitution^H7999 unto the owner thereof.^H1167

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Lev 19:11 - Ye shall^H1589^➔ not^H3808 steal,^➔^H1589 neither^H3808 deal falsely,^H3584 neither^H3808 lie^H8266 one^H376 to another.^H5997

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Deu 5:19 - Neither^H3808 shalt thou steal.^H1589

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Deu 24:7 - If^H3588 a man^H376 be found^H4672 stealing^H1589 any^H5315 of his brethren^H251 of the children^H1121 of Israel,^H3478 and maketh merchandise^H6014 of him, or selleth him;^H4376 then^H4191^➔ that^H1931 thief^H1590 shall die;^➔^H4191 and thou shalt put^H1197^➔ evil^H7451 away^➔^H1197 from among you.^H7130

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Jos 7:11 - Israel^H3478 hath sinned,^H2398 and^H1571^➔ they have^H5674^➔ also^➔^H1571 transgressed^➔^H5674 my covenant^H1285 which^H834 I commanded^H6680 them:^H853 for^H1571^➔ they have^H3947^➔ even^➔^H1571 taken^➔^H3947 of^H4480 the accursed thing,^H2764 and^H1571^➔ have^H1589^➔ also^➔^H1571 stolen,^➔^H1589 and^H1571^➔ dissembled^H3584 also,^➔^H1571 and^H1571^➔ they have put^H7760 it even^➔^H1571 among their own stuff.^H3627

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2Sa 15:6 - And^H6213^➔ on^H1697^➔ this^H2088 manner^➔^H1697 did^➔^H6213 Absalom^H53 to all^H3605 Israel^H3478 that^H834 came^H935 to^H413 the king^H4428 for judgment:^H4941 so^H1589^➔ Absalom^H53 stole^➔^H1589 the hearts^H3820 of the men^H376 of Israel.^H3478

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2Sa 19:3 - And^H1589^➔ the people^H5971 gat them^H935 by stealth^➔^H1589 that^H1931 day^H3117 into the city,^H5892 as^H834 people^H5971 being ashamed^H3637 steal away^H1589 when they flee^H5127 in battle.^H4421

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2Sa 19:41 - And, behold,^H2009 all^H3605 the men^H376 of Israel^H3478 came^H935 to^H413 the king,^H4428 and said^H559 unto^H413 the king,^H4428 Why^H4069 have^H1589^➔ our brethren^H251 the men^H376 of Judah^H3063 stolen thee away,^➔^H1589 and have brought^H5674 the king,^H4428 and^H853 his household,^H1004 and all^H3605 David's^H1732 men^H376 with him,^H5973 over Jordan?^H3383

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2Sa 21:12 - And^H3212^➔ David^H1732 went^➔^H3212 and took^H3947 the bones^H6106 of Saul^H7586 and^H853 the bones^H6106 of Jonathan^H3083 his son^H1121 from^H854 the men^H1167 of Jabeshgilead,^H3003^H1568 which^H834 had stolen^H1589 them^H853 from the street^H7339 of Bethshan,^H1052^H1052 where^H834 the Philistines^H6430 had hanged them,^H8518 when^H3117 the Philistines^H6430 had slain^H5221 Saul^H7586 in Gilboa:^H1533

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2Ki 11:2 - But^H3947^➔ Jehosheba,^H3089 the daughter^H1323 of king^H4428 Joram,^H3141 sister^H269 of Ahaziah,^H274 took^➔^H3947 Joash^H3101 the son^H1121 of Ahaziah,^H274 and stole^H1589 him^H853 from among^H8432 the king's^H4428 sons^H1121 which were slain;^H4191 and they hid^H5641 him,^H853 even him^H853 and^H853 his nurse,^H3243 in the bedchamber^H2315^H4296 from^H6440 Athaliah,^H6271 so that^H3808^➔ he was^H4191^➔ not^➔^H3808 slain.^➔^H4191

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2Ch 22:11 - But^H3947^➔ Jehoshabeath,^H3090 the daughter^H1323 of the king,^H4428 took^➔^H3947 Joash^H3101 the son^H1121 of Ahaziah,^H274 and stole^H1589 him^H853 from among^H8432 the king's^H4428 sons^H1121 that were slain,^H4191 and put^H5414 him^H853 and^H853 his nurse^H3243 in a bedchamber.^H2315^H4296 So^H5641^➔ Jehoshabeath,^H3090 the^H4428^➔ daughter^H1323 of king^➔^H4428 Jehoram,^H3088 the wife^H802 of Jehoiada^H3077 the priest,^H3548 (for^H3588 she^H1931 was^H1961 the sister^H269 of Ahaziah,)^H274 hid him^➔^H5641 from^H6440 Athaliah,^H6271 so that^H3808^➔ she slew him^H4191 not.^➔^H3808

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Job 4:12 - Now^H413^➔ a thing^H1697 was secretly brought^H1589 to me,^➔^H413 and^H3947^➔ mine ear^H241 received^➔^H3947 a little^H8102 thereof.^H4480

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Job 21:18 - They are^H1961 as stubble^H8401 before^H6440 the wind,^H7307 and as chaff^H4671 that^H1589^➔ the storm^H5492 carrieth away.^➔^H1589

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Job 27:20 - Terrors^H1091 take hold on him^H5381 as waters,^H4325 a tempest^H5492 stealeth him away^H1589 in the night.^H3915

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Pro 6:30 - Men do^H936^➔ not^H3808 despise^➔^H936 a thief,^H1590 if^H3588 he steal^H1589 to satisfy^H4390 his soul^H5315 when^H3588 he is hungry;^H7456

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Pro 9:17 - Stolen^H1589 waters^H4325 are sweet,^H4985 and bread^H3899 eaten in secret^H5643 is pleasant.^H5276

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Pro 30:9 - Lest^H6435 I be full,^H7646 and deny^H3584 thee, and say,^H559 Who^H4310 is the LORD?^H3068 or lest^H6435 I be poor,^H3423 and steal,^H1589 and take^H8610 the name^H8034 of my God^H430 in vain.

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Jer 7:9 - Will ye steal,^H1589 murder,^H7523 and commit adultery,^H5003 and swear^H7650 falsely,^H8267 and burn incense^H6999 unto Baal,^H1168 and walk^H1980 after^H310 other^H312 gods^H430 whom^H834 ye know^H3045 not;^H3808

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Jer 23:30 - Therefore,^H3651 behold, I^H2005 am against^H5921 the prophets,^H5030 saith^H5002 the LORD,^H3068 that steal^H1589 my words^H1697 every one^H376 from^H854 his neighbour.^H7453

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Hos 4:2 - By swearing,^H422 and lying,^H3584 and killing,^H7523 and stealing,^H1589 and committing adultery,^H5003 they break out,^H6555 and blood^H1818 toucheth^H5060 blood.^H1818

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Oba 1:5 - If^H518 thieves^H1590 came^H935 to thee, if^H518 robbers^H7703 by night,^H3915 (how^H349 art thou cut off!)^H1820 would^H3808^➔ they^H1589^➔ not^➔^H3808 have stolen^➔^H1589 till they had enough?^H1767 if^H518 the grapegatherers^H1219 came^H935 to thee, would^H3808^➔ they^H7604^➔ not^➔^H3808 leave^➔^H7604 some grapes?^H5955

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Zec 5:3 - Then said he^H559 unto me,^H413 This^H2063 is the curse^H423 that goeth forth^H3318 over^H5921 the face^H6440 of the whole^H3605 earth:^H776 for^H3588 every one^H3605 that stealeth^H1589 shall be cut off^H5352 as on this side^H2088 according to it;^H3644 and every one^H3605 that sweareth^H7650 shall be cut off^H5352 as on that side^H2088 according to it.^H3644

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