גְּנָבָֽתַ/ם

𐤂𐤍𐤁𐤕/𐤌

gânab

had stolen them

To steal, to take or carry away someone else's property clandestinely or without permission; by extension, to act with stealth or in secret, sometimes with the sense of deceiving. The verb describes the act of theft but can also imply secretive or deceptive behavior beyond material theft.

gan "to steal" (Soninke) · gan "to steal" (Dyula) · gan "to steal" (Mandinka) +1 more

H1589

Genesis 31:32 · Word #21

Lexicon H1589

Lemmaגָּנַב
Lemma (Paleo)𐤂𐤍𐤁
Transliterationgânab
Strong'sH1589
DefinitionTo steal, to take or carry away someone else's property clandestinely or without permission; by extension, to act with stealth or in secret, sometimes with the sense of deceiving. The verb describes the act of theft but can also imply secretive or deceptive behavior beyond material theft.

Morphology HVqp3fs/Sp3mp All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation p — Perfect — Completed action
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender f — Feminine — Feminine
Number s — Singular — Singular

Common Translation

Phrasehad stolen them

SIBI-P1 Translation H1589-05

she stole them

Morphological NotesQal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular with 3rd person masculine plural pronominal suffix.
Rendering RationaleThe Qal perfect 3rd feminine singular form expresses a completed act of stealing performed by a feminine subject, and the 3rd masculine plural suffix marks the direct object as "them." The rendering preserves both the root sense of theft by stealth and the full morphology.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

she stole them

Same as P1Yes
RationaleFeminine singular subject with plural object; SIBI-P1 fits context and meaning of the Hebrew verb form. No change.

Bantu Hebrew

גְּנָבָֽתַ/ם (gânab) — To steal, to take or carry away someone else's property clandestinely or without permission; by extension, to act with stealth or in secret, sometimes with the sense of deceiving. The verb describes the act of theft but can also imply secretive or deceptive behavior beyond material theft.

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Word Meaning Language
gan to steal Soninke
gan to steal Dyula
gan to steal Mandinka
gan to steal Bambara