גָּנַב
gânab · gaw-nab'
to thieve (literally or figuratively); by implication, to deceive
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
to thieve (literally or figuratively); by implication, to deceive
- to thieve (literally or figuratively)
- by implication, to deceive
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: carry away, [idiom] indeed, secretly bring, steal (away), get by stealth.
Letters
- גGimel3
Picture: throwing stick (or camel)
- Concrete
- staff · throw stick · camel · foot
- Extended
- to carry · to gather up · walking · pride lifted up
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to carry, to lift up › the seed, life continuing › the house, what is within
To carry, to lift up of the seed, life continuing of the house, what is within.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of גָּנַב above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
40 occurrences · 40 OT · 0 NT · 36 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- had stolen2 · 7%
- and if it be stolen2 · 7%
- and stole2 · 7%
- that shall be counted stolen1 · 4%
- stole away1 · 4%
- that thou hast stolen away1 · 4%
- and steal away1 · 4%
- yet wherefore hast thou stolen1 · 4%
- it, whether stolen1 · 4%
- or stolen1 · 4%
- for indeed i was stolen away1 · 4%
- how then should we steal1 · 4%
- thou shalt not steal1 · 4%
- and he that stealeth1 · 4%
- shall steal1 · 4%
- and it be stolen1 · 4%
- ye shall not steal1 · 4%
- neither shalt thou steal1 · 4%
- stealing1 · 4%
- and have also stolen1 · 4%
- stole1 · 4%
- them by stealth1 · 4%
- steal away1 · 4%
- stolen thee away1 · 4%
- which had stolen1 · 4%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.