Strong's Hebrew #1589 - גָּנַב ganab (to steal)

carry away, indeed, secretly bring, steal away, get by stealth

A primitive root; to thieve (literally or figuratively); by implication, to deceive -- carry away, X indeed, secretly bring, steal (away), get by stealth.

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
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 364

[גָּנַב] verb steal (Late Hebrew id., Aramaic גְּנַב, ; Arabic is hurt the side, or put aside, denominative from side) —

Qal Perfect3feminine singular suffix גְּנָבַתּוּ Job 21:18; Job 27:20, גְּנָבָ֫תַם Genesis 31:22; 2masculine singular גָּנַבְתּ Genesis 31:30; 1singular וְגָנַ֑בְתִּי consecutive Proverbs 30:9; גָּנְָֽבוּ Joshua 7:11; 2 Samuel 21:12; suffix גְּנָבוּךָ 2 Samuel 19:42; Imperfect יִגְנָֹֽבֿ Exodus 21:37, יִגְנוֺב Proverbs 6:30, וַיִּגְנֹב Genesis 31:20; 3feminine singular וַתִּגְנֹב Genesis 31:19 2t.; 2 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 2t.; Participle גֹּנֵב Exodus 21:16 2t., גָּנוּב Genesis 30:33; feminine construct גְּנֻ˜בְתִי 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 2Chronicles 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 & (c. Niph`al) 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`al be stolen, subject of thing גָּנֹב יִגָּנֵב Exodus 22:11.

Pi`el steal away (transitive) וַיְגַגֵּב אבשׁלום אתלֵֿב 2 Samuel 15:6; מְגַנְּבֵי דְּבָרַי Jeremiah 23:30.

Pu`al 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.

Hithpa`el go by stealth, steal away יִתְגַּנֵּב 2 Samuel 19:4, וַיִּתְגַּנֵּב 2 Samuel 19:4. (Syriac steal oneself away; so Genesis 31:27.)

Strong's Hebrew: 1589. גָּנַב (ganab) — 40 Occurrences

Genesis 30:33
HEB: וְחוּם֙ בַּכְּשָׂבִ֔ים גָּנ֥וּב ה֖וּא אִתִּֽי׃
NAS: among the lambs, [if found] with me, will be considered stolen.
KJV: among the sheep, that shall be counted stolen with me.
INT: and black the lambs stolen he for

Genesis 31:19
HEB: אֶת־ צֹאנ֑וֹ וַתִּגְנֹ֣ב רָחֵ֔ל אֶת־
NAS: then Rachel stole the household idols
KJV: and Rachel had stolen the images
INT: to shear his flock stole Rachel the household

Genesis 31:20
HEB: וַיִּגְנֹ֣ב יַעֲקֹ֔ב אֶת־
NAS: And Jacob deceived Laban the Aramean
KJV: And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban
INT: deceived and Jacob unawares

Genesis 31:26
HEB: מֶ֣ה עָשִׂ֔יתָ וַתִּגְנֹ֖ב אֶת־ לְבָבִ֑י
NAS: have you done by deceiving me and carrying away
KJV: What hast thou done, that thou hast stolen away unawares
INT: What done deceiving unawares and carrying

Genesis 31:27
HEB: נַחְבֵּ֙אתָ֙ לִבְרֹ֔חַ וַתִּגְנֹ֖ב אֹתִ֑י וְלֹא־
NAS: secretly and deceive me, and did not tell
KJV: secretly, and steal away from me; and didst not tell
INT: secretly flee and deceive and did not tell

Genesis 31:30
HEB: אָבִ֑יךָ לָ֥מָּה גָנַ֖בְתָּ אֶת־ אֱלֹהָֽי׃
NAS: [but] why did you steal my gods?
KJV: house, [yet] wherefore hast thou stolen my gods?
INT: your father's why steal angels

Genesis 31:32
HEB: כִּ֥י רָחֵ֖ל גְּנָבָֽתַם׃
NAS: that Rachel had stolen them.
KJV: knew not that Rachel had stolen them.
INT: that Rachel had stolen

Genesis 31:39
HEB: מִיָּדִ֖י תְּבַקְשֶׁ֑נָּה גְּנֻֽבְתִ֣י י֔וֹם וּגְנֻֽבְתִ֖י
NAS: it of my hand [whether] stolen by day
KJV: didst thou require it, [whether] stolen by day,
INT: of my hand required stolen day stolen

Genesis 31:39
HEB: גְּנֻֽבְתִ֣י י֔וֹם וּגְנֻֽבְתִ֖י לָֽיְלָה׃
NAS: by day or stolen by night.
KJV: by day, or stolen by night.
INT: stolen day stolen night

Genesis 40:15
HEB: כִּֽי־ גֻנֹּ֣ב גֻּנַּ֔בְתִּי מֵאֶ֖רֶץ
NAS: For I was in fact kidnapped
KJV: For indeed I was stolen away out of the land
INT: for fact kidnapped the land

Genesis 40:15
HEB: כִּֽי־ גֻנֹּ֣ב גֻּנַּ֔בְתִּי מֵאֶ֖רֶץ הָעִבְרִ֑ים
NAS: For I was in fact kidnapped from the land
INT: for fact kidnapped the land of the Hebrews

Genesis 44:8
HEB: כְּנָ֑עַן וְאֵ֗יךְ נִגְנֹב֙ מִבֵּ֣ית אֲדֹנֶ֔יךָ
NAS: How then could we steal silver
KJV: of Canaan: how then should we steal out of thy lord's
INT: of Canaan How steal house your lord's

Exodus 20:15
HEB: לֹ֣֖א תִּֿגְנֹֽ֔ב׃ ס
NAS: You shall not steal.
KJV: Thou shalt not steal.
INT: shall not steal

Exodus 21:16
HEB: וְגֹנֵ֨ב אִ֧ישׁ וּמְכָר֛וֹ
NAS: He who kidnaps a man,
KJV: And he that stealeth a man,
INT: kidnaps A man sells

Exodus 22:1
HEB: כִּ֤י יִגְנֹֽב־ אִישׁ֙ שׁ֣וֹר
NAS: If a man steals an ox or
KJV: If a man shall steal an ox,
INT: If steals A man an ox

Exodus 22:7
HEB: כֵלִים֙ לִשְׁמֹ֔ר וְגֻנַּ֖ב מִבֵּ֣ית הָאִ֑ישׁ
NAS: to keep [for him] and it is stolen from the man's
KJV: to keep, and it be stolen out of the man's
INT: goods to keep is stolen house the man's

Exodus 22:12
HEB: וְאִם־ גָּנֹ֥ב יִגָּנֵ֖ב מֵעִמּ֑וֹ
NAS: But if it is actually stolen
KJV: And if it be stolen from him, he shall make restitution
INT: if is actually stolen with

Exodus 22:12
HEB: וְאִם־ גָּנֹ֥ב יִגָּנֵ֖ב מֵעִמּ֑וֹ יְשַׁלֵּ֖ם
NAS: it is actually stolen from him, he shall make restitution
INT: if is actually stolen with shall make

Leviticus 19:11
HEB: לֹ֖א תִּגְנֹ֑בוּ וְלֹא־ תְכַחֲשׁ֥וּ
NAS: You shall not steal, nor deal falsely,
KJV: Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely,
INT: nor steal nor falsely

Deuteronomy 5:19
HEB: וְלֹ֖֣א תִּֿגְנֹֽ֔ב׃ ס
NAS: You shall not steal.
KJV: Neither shalt thou steal.
INT: shall not steal

Deuteronomy 24:7
HEB: יִמָּצֵ֣א אִ֗ישׁ גֹּנֵ֨ב נֶ֤פֶשׁ מֵאֶחָיו֙
NAS: is caught kidnapping any
KJV: be found stealing any
INT: is caught A man kidnapping any of his countrymen

Joshua 7:11
HEB: הַחֵ֔רֶם וְגַ֤ם גָּֽנְבוּ֙ וְגַ֣ם כִּֽחֲשׁ֔וּ
NAS: and have both stolen and deceived.
KJV: of the accursed thing, and have also stolen, and dissembled
INT: of the things both stolen have also and deceived

2 Samuel 15:6
HEB: אֶל־ הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיְגַנֵּב֙ אַבְשָׁל֔וֹם אֶת־
NAS: so Absalom stole away the hearts
KJV: so Absalom stole the hearts
INT: to the king stole Absalom the hearts

2 Samuel 19:3
HEB: וַיִּתְגַּנֵּ֥ב הָעָ֛ם בַּיּ֥וֹם
NAS: went by stealth into the city
KJV: gat them by stealth that day
INT: stealth the people day

2 Samuel 19:3
HEB: הָעִ֑יר כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר יִתְגַּנֵּ֗ב הָעָם֙ הַנִּכְלָמִ֔ים
NAS: who are humiliated steal away when they flee
KJV: being ashamed steal away when they flee
INT: the city after steal people are humiliated

2 Samuel 19:41
HEB: הַמֶּ֡לֶךְ מַדּוּעַ֩ גְּנָב֨וּךָ אַחֵ֜ינוּ אִ֣ישׁ
NAS: of Judah stolen you away, and brought
KJV: of Judah stolen thee away, and have brought
INT: the king Why stolen had our brothers the men

2 Samuel 21:12
HEB: גִּלְעָ֑ד אֲשֶׁר֩ גָּנְב֨וּ אֹתָ֜ם מֵרְחֹ֣ב
NAS: who had stolen them from the open square
KJV: of Jabeshgilead, which had stolen them from the street
INT: Gilead who had stolen the open of Beth-shan

2 Kings 11:2
HEB: בֶּן־ אֲחַזְיָ֗ה וַתִּגְנֹ֤ב אֹתוֹ֙ מִתּ֤וֹךְ
NAS: of Ahaziah and stole him from among
KJV: of Ahaziah, and stole him from among
INT: the son of Ahaziah and stole among sons

2 Chronicles 22:11
HEB: בֶּן־ אֲחַזְיָ֗הוּ וַתִּגְנֹ֤ב אֹתוֹ֙ מִתּ֤וֹךְ
NAS: of Ahaziah, and stole him from among
KJV: of Ahaziah, and stole him from among
INT: the son of Ahaziah and stole among sons

Job 4:12
HEB: וְ֭אֵלַי דָּבָ֣ר יְגֻנָּ֑ב וַתִּקַּ֥ח אָ֝זְנִ֗י
NAS: Now a word was brought to me stealthily, And my ear
KJV: Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear
INT: about word was brought received and my ear

Job 21:18
HEB: ר֑וּחַ וּ֝כְמֹ֗ץ גְּנָבַ֥תּוּ סוּפָֽה׃
NAS: which the storm carries away?
KJV: that the storm carrieth away.
INT: the wind chaff carries the storm

Job 27:20
HEB: בַּלָּה֑וֹת לַ֝֗יְלָה גְּנָבַ֥תּוּ סוּפָֽה׃
NAS: A tempest steals him away in the night.
KJV: a tempest stealeth him away in the night.
INT: Terrors the night steals A tempest

Proverbs 6:30
HEB: לַ֭גַּנָּב כִּ֣י יִגְנ֑וֹב לְמַלֵּ֥א נַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹ
NAS: if he steals To satisfy
KJV: a thief, if he steal to satisfy
INT: A thief if steals to satisfy himself

Proverbs 9:17
HEB: מַֽיִם־ גְּנוּבִ֥ים יִמְתָּ֑קוּ וְלֶ֖חֶם
NAS: Stolen water is sweet;
KJV: Stolen waters are sweet,
INT: water Stolen is sweet and bread

Proverbs 30:9
HEB: וּפֶֽן־ אִוָּרֵ֥שׁ וְגָנַ֑בְתִּי וְ֝תָפַ֗שְׂתִּי שֵׁ֣ם
NAS: Or that I not be in want and steal, And profane
KJV: or lest I be poor, and steal, and take
INT: lest cast out and steal and profane the name

Jeremiah 7:9
HEB: הֲגָנֹ֤ב ׀ רָצֹ֙חַ֙ וְֽנָאֹ֔ף
NAS: Will you steal, murder,
KJV: Will ye steal, murder,
INT: steal murder and commit

Jeremiah 23:30
HEB: נְאֻם־ יְהוָ֑ה מְגַנְּבֵ֣י דְבָרַ֔י אִ֖ישׁ
NAS: the LORD, who steal My words
KJV: the LORD, that steal my words
INT: declares the LORD steal my words each

Hosea 4:2
HEB: וְכַחֵ֔שׁ וְרָצֹ֥חַ וְגָנֹ֖ב וְנָאֹ֑ף פָּרָ֕צוּ
NAS: murder, stealing and adultery.
KJV: and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery,
INT: deception murder stealing and adultery employ

Obadiah 1:5
HEB: נִדְמֵ֔יתָה הֲל֥וֹא יִגְנְב֖וּ דַּיָּ֑ם אִם־
NAS: you will be ruined!-- Would they not steal [only] until they had enough?
KJV: (how art thou cut off!) would they not have stolen till they had enough?
INT: will be ruined not have stolen had If

Zechariah 5:3
HEB: כִּ֣י כָל־ הַגֹּנֵ֗ב מִזֶּה֙ כָּמ֣וֹהָ
NAS: everyone who steals will be purged
KJV: of the whole earth: for every one that stealeth shall be cut off
INT: surely everyone steals This according