לַ֭/גַּנָּב

𐤋/𐤂𐤍𐤁

laganav

a thief

from גָּנַב; a stealer; thief.

H1590

Proverbs 6:30 · Word #3

Lexicon H1590

Lemmaגַּנָּב
Lemma (Paleo)𐤂𐤍𐤁
Transliterationgannâb
Strong'sH1590
In-contexta thief

Morphology HRd/Ncmsa 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

to the stealing man

Rootגנב (g-n-b)
Core Meaningsto steal, to carry off secretly, to take by stealth
Semantic Rangethief, robber (by stealth), one who steals property, metaphorically one who acts deceitfully or unlawfully
Conceptual SignificanceThe term highlights covenantal and social violations within Israel’s law, as theft breaches both communal trust and divine command. It reflects the moral order in which secret taking is exposed and judged by YHWH.
Morphological NotesPreposition ל with assimilated definite article (לַ) + noun common masculine singular absolute (גַּנָּב). The noun is a substantive formation from the verbal root גנב.
Rendering RationaleThe noun גַּנָּב derives from the root גנב, "to steal," and denotes one characterized by stealing. The form is masculine singular absolute with the prefixed preposition לַ ("to the"), so the rendering "to the stealing man" preserves the definite article, the masculine singular sense, and the root idea of active theft.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root גנב (to steal, to carry off secretly, to take by stealth)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H1591-01 bigenevato for his stealing
H1590-01 ganav a stealing man
H1590-02 ganavim stealers
H1589-01 ganevu they stole away
H1589-02 genavatu she has stolen him away
H1592-01 genuvat Stolen-One
genuveti I was thieved away
H1589-03 gunov one stolen
H1590-03 haganav the stealer
hagonev the stealing man
H1590-04 kaganav as the stealing-man
H1590-05 khaganav like a stealing-man
H1589-04 tigenov you shall thieve
H1589-05 vatigenov and she stole / and you (masculine singular) stole
H1589-06 vegonev and a thieving man
H1589-07 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