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גַּנָּב gannav
Hebrew word for “thief” · Strong’s H1590 · used 17 times in 17 verses
Meaning
thief
How it is translated
Glosses given for gannav in context, with how often each is used:
- thief 10
- like thief 3
- thieves 3
- among thieves 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exodus | 3 | 0.2 | |
| Jeremiah | 3 | 0.1 | |
| Job | 2 | 0.2 | |
| Proverbs | 2 | 0.3 | |
| Deuteronomy | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Psalms | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Isaiah | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Hosea | 1 | 0.4 | |
| Joel | 1 | 1.0 | |
| Obadiah | 1 | 3.4 | |
| Zechariah | 1 | 0.3 |
Chapters where it is used most
Exodus 22 (3), Deuteronomy 24 (1), Job 24 (1), Job 30 (1), Psalms 50 (1), Proverbs 6 (1), Proverbs 29 (1), Isaiah 1 (1), Jeremiah 2 (1), Jeremiah 48 (1)
Forms
- הגנב 5
- כגנב 3
- גנב 3
- גנבים 3
- לגנב 1
- בגנבים 1
- וגנב 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with gannav more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- גָּנַב ganav “to steal” 4
- מָצָא matsa “to find” 6
- אִם im “if” 7
- דַּי day “sufficiency” 3
- עֹלֵלוֹת olelah “gleaning” 2
- לַיְלָה laylah “night” 3
- בָּצַר batsar “to gather/restrain/fortify” 2
- שֶׁקֶר sheqer “deception” 2
- נֶפֶשׁ nephesh “soul” 3
- שָׁאַר shaar “to remain” 2
- רֵעַ rea “neighbor” 2
- ךְ kh “you” 2
Key verses
The verses using gannav that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Exodus 22:2 — If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him.
- Exodus 22:8 — If the thief be not found, then the master of the house shall be brought unto the judges, to see whether he have put his hand unto his neighbour’s goods.
- Deuteronomy 24:7 — If a man be found stealing any of his brethren of the children of Israel, and maketh merchandise of him, or selleth him; then that thief shall die; and thou…
- Job 24:14 — The murderer rising with the light killeth the poor and needy, and in the night is as a thief.
- Psalms 50:18 — When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentedst with him, and hast been partaker with adulterers.
- Proverbs 29:24 — Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not.
- Isaiah 1:23 — Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the…
- Jeremiah 2:26 — As the thief is ashamed when he is found, so is the house of Israel ashamed; they, their kings, their princes, and their priests, and their prophets,
- Jeremiah 48:27 — For was not Israel a derision unto thee? was he found among thieves? for since thou spakest of him, thou skippedst for joy.
- Hosea 7:1 — When I would have healed Israel, then the iniquity of Ephraim was discovered, and the wickedness of Samaria: for they commit falsehood; and the thief cometh…
- Obadiah 1:5 — If thieves came to thee, if robbers by night, (how art thou cut off!) would they not have stolen till they had enough? if the grapegatherers came to thee,…
- Zechariah 5:4 — I will bring it forth, saith the LORD of hosts, and it shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him that sweareth falsely by my name: and…
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