HebrewH1590Noun (Masculine)

גַּנָּב

gan.nav

14Occurrences
H1590Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a stealer

from H1589 (גָּנַב);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
thief

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

H:N-M

Full Description

H:N-M

Occurrences

גַּנָּב appears 14 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Jeremiah
3
Job
2
Proverbs
2
Deuteronomy
1
Hosea
1
Isaiah
1
Jol
1
Obadiah
1

Key Passages

Deuteronomy 24:7BSB

If a man is caught kidnapping one of his Israelite brothers, whether he treats him as a slave or sells him, the kidnapper must die. So you must purge the evil from among you.

Isaiah 1:23BSB

Your rulers are rebels,friends of thieves.They all love bribesand chasing after rewards.They do not defend the fatherless,and the plea of the widow never comes before them.

Jeremiah 48:27BSB

Was not Israel your object of ridicule?Was he ever found among thieves?For whenever you speak of himyou shake your head.

Job 24:14BSB

When daylight is gone, the murderer risesto kill the poor and needy;in the night he is like a thief.

Jol 2:9BSB

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