גַּ֭נָּב
𐤂𐤍𐤁
ganav
thief
from גָּנַב; a stealer; thief.
H1590
Proverbs 29:24 · Word #3
Lexicon H1590
| Lemma | גַּנָּב |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤂𐤍𐤁 |
| Transliteration | gannâb |
| Strong's | H1590 |
| In-context | thief |
Morphology HNcmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H1590-01
a stealing man
| Root | גנב (g-n-b) |
| Core Meanings | to steal, to carry off secretly, to take by stealth, to deceive |
| Semantic Range | thief, stealer, burglar, one who takes secretly, metaphorically one who deceives or exploits |
| Conceptual Significance | In biblical law and wisdom literature, the גַּנָּב represents a violator of covenantal trust and communal stability. Theft disrupts social and economic order, and the Torah prescribes restitution, underscoring the seriousness of secretly taking what belongs to another. |
| Morphological Notes | Common masculine singular noun in the absolute state (HNcmsa). The doubled נ reflects the nominal pattern indicating an agent—one who performs the action of the root. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun גַּנָּב derives from the root גנב, meaning "to steal" or "to take secretly." Rendering it as "a stealing man" preserves the active, root-based sense of one characterized by theft while explicitly reflecting the masculine singular absolute form (HNcmsa). |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root גנב (to steal, to carry off secretly, to take by stealth, to deceive)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H1590-02 |
ganavim | stealers |
H1589-01 |
ganevu | they stole away |
H1589-02 |
genavatu | she has stolen him away |
H1592-01 |
genuvat | Stolen-One |
H1590-03 |
haganav | the stealer |
H1590-04 |
kaganav | as the stealing-man |
H1589-03 |
tigenov | you shall thieve |
H1589-04 |
vatigenov | and she stole / and you (masculine singular) stole |
H1589-05 |
yigenov | he steals away |
Word Usage (17 occurrences of H1590)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exodus 22:1 | הַ/גַּנָּ֖ב | haganav | the thief |
| Exodus 22:6 | הַ/גַּנָּ֖ב | haganav | the thief |
| Exodus 22:7 | הַ/גַּנָּ֔ב | haganav | the thief |