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Berean Strong's Lexicon gannab: Thief Original Word: גַּנָּב Part of Speech: Noun Masculine Transliteration: gannab Pronunciation: gan-nawb' Phonetic Spelling: (gaw-nab') Definition: Thief Meaning: a stealer Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - 2812 (κλέπτης, kleptes): A thief, one who steals. - 3027 (ληστής, lestes): A robber, one who plunders openly and violently. Usage: The term "gannab" refers to a person who steals or commits theft. It is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe individuals who take property unlawfully, often in secret or by stealth. The concept of theft is not only a legal issue but also a moral one, as it violates the commandment against stealing found in the Decalogue. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite society, theft was considered a serious offense, both legally and morally. The Law of Moses provided specific regulations and penalties for theft, emphasizing restitution and justice. The cultural context of the time placed a high value on property rights and community trust, making the act of stealing a significant breach of social and religious norms. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from ganab Definition a thief NASB Translation thief (13), thieves (4). Brown-Driver-Briggs גַּנָּב noun masculine Exodus 22:1 thief — גַּנָּב Exodus 22:1 12t.; גַּנָּבִים Isaiah 1:23 3t. — thief that breaks in Exodus 22:1; Exodus 22:6; Exodus 22:7 (JE); by window Joel 2:9 (in simile); thief as one who steals Isaiah 1:23; Psalm 50:18; Proverbs 6:30; Proverbs 29:24; Jeremiah 2:26; Jeremiah 48:27; Hosea 7:1 ("" גְּדוּד) Zechariah 5:4; coming by night Jeremiah 49:9 compare Job 24:14 (in simile), Obadiah 5 ("" שׁוֺדֲדֵי לַיְלָה); Job 30:5; stealer of men (slave-dealer) Deuteronomy 24:7. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance thief From ganab; a stealer -- thief. see HEBREW ganab Forms and Transliterations גַ֭נָּב גַּ֭נָּב גַּנָּב֙ גַּנָּבִ֔ים גַּנָּבִ֤ים גַּנָּבִ֥ים גנב גנבים הַגַּנָּ֔ב הַגַּנָּ֖ב הַגַּנָּ֣ב הגנב וְגַנָּ֣ב וגנב כַּגַּנָּֽב׃ כַגַּנָּֽב׃ כגנב׃ לַ֭גַּנָּב לגנב chagganNav gan·nā·ḇîm gan·nāḇ ḡan·nāḇ gannāḇ ḡannāḇ gannāḇîm ganNav gannaVim ganno hag·gan·nāḇ haggannāḇ hagganNav kag·gan·nāḇ ḵag·gan·nāḇ kaggannāḇ ḵaggannāḇ kagganNav lag·gan·nāḇ laggannāḇ lagganno veganNav wə·ḡan·nāḇ wəḡannāḇ Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Exodus 22:2 HEB: בַּמַּחְתֶּ֛רֶת יִמָּצֵ֥א הַגַּנָּ֖ב וְהֻכָּ֣ה וָמֵ֑ת NAS: If the thief is caught while breaking KJV: If a thief be found breaking up, INT: breaking is caught the thief struck dies Exodus 22:7 HEB: אִם־ יִמָּצֵ֥א הַגַּנָּ֖ב יְשַׁלֵּ֥ם שְׁנָֽיִם׃ NAS: if the thief is caught, KJV: house; if the thief be found, INT: if is caught the thief shall pay double Exodus 22:8 HEB: לֹ֤א יִמָּצֵא֙ הַגַּנָּ֔ב וְנִקְרַ֥ב בַּֽעַל־ NAS: If the thief is not caught, KJV: If the thief be not found, INT: be not caught the thief shall appear the owner Deuteronomy 24:7 HEB: וּמְכָר֑וֹ וּמֵת֙ הַגַּנָּ֣ב הַה֔וּא וּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥ NAS: or sells him, then that thief shall die; KJV: of him, or selleth him; then that thief shall die; INT: sells shall die thief you shall purge Job 24:14 HEB: וּ֝בַלַּ֗יְלָה יְהִ֣י כַגַּנָּֽב׃ NAS: And at night he is as a thief. KJV: and in the night is as a thief. INT: night is as A thief Job 30:5 HEB: יָרִ֥יעוּ עָ֝לֵ֗ימוֹ כַּגַּנָּֽב׃ NAS: against them as [against] a thief, KJV: [men], (they cried after them as [after] a thief;) INT: shout against as a thief Psalm 50:18 HEB: אִם־ רָאִ֣יתָ גַ֭נָּב וַתִּ֣רֶץ עִמּ֑וֹ NAS: you see a thief, you are pleased KJV: When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentedst INT: When see A thief are pleased with Proverbs 6:30 HEB: לֹא־ יָב֣וּזוּ לַ֭גַּנָּב כִּ֣י יִגְנ֑וֹב NAS: Men do not despise a thief if KJV: [Men] do not despise a thief, if he steal INT: not despise A thief if steals Proverbs 29:24 HEB: חוֹלֵ֣ק עִם־ גַּ֭נָּב שׂוֹנֵ֣א נַפְשׁ֑וֹ NAS: He who is a partner with a thief hates KJV: Whoso is partner with a thief hateth INT: partner with A thief hates life Isaiah 1:23 HEB: סוֹרְרִ֗ים וְחַבְרֵי֙ גַּנָּבִ֔ים כֻּלּוֹ֙ אֹהֵ֣ב NAS: And companions of thieves; Everyone KJV: and companions of thieves: every one loveth INT: are rebels and companions of thieves Everyone loves Jeremiah 2:26 HEB: כְּבֹ֤שֶׁת גַּנָּב֙ כִּ֣י יִמָּצֵ֔א NAS: As the thief is shamed when KJV: As the thief is ashamed INT: is ashamed as the thief when is discovered Jeremiah 49:9 HEB: עֽוֹלֵל֑וֹת אִם־ גַּנָּבִ֥ים בַּלַּ֖יְלָה הִשְׁחִ֥יתוּ NAS: If thieves [came] by night, KJV: [some] gleaning grapes? if thieves by night, INT: grapes If thieves night destroy Hosea 7:1 HEB: פָעֲל֖וּ שָׁ֑קֶר וְגַנָּ֣ב יָב֔וֹא פָּשַׁ֥ט NAS: falsely; The thief enters KJV: falsehood; and the thief cometh in, INT: deal falsely the thief enters raid Joel 2:9 HEB: הַחַלּוֹנִ֛ים יָבֹ֖אוּ כַּגַּנָּֽב׃ NAS: through the windows like a thief. KJV: at the windows like a thief. INT: the windows enter A thief Obadiah 1:5 HEB: אִם־ גַּנָּבִ֤ים בָּאֽוּ־ לְךָ֙ NAS: If thieves came to you, If KJV: If thieves came to thee, if robbers INT: If thieves came If Zechariah 5:4 HEB: אֶל־ בֵּ֣ית הַגַּנָּ֔ב וְאֶל־ בֵּ֛ית NAS: the house of the thief and the house KJV: into the house of the thief, and into the house INT: about the house of the thief and to the house 16 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 1590 16 Occurrences ḵag·gan·nāḇ — 1 Occ. gan·nāḇ — 1 Occ. gan·nā·ḇîm — 3 Occ. ḡan·nāḇ — 2 Occ. hag·gan·nāḇ — 5 Occ. kag·gan·nāḇ — 2 Occ. lag·gan·nāḇ — 1 Occ. wə·ḡan·nāḇ — 1 Occ.