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Hebrew word study

גָּנַבgânab — to thieve (literally or figuratively)

Pronounced “gaw-nab'”

to thieve (literally or figuratively); by implication, to deceive

Translated in the King James as: carry away, indeed, secretly bring, steal (away), get by stealth.

Appears 40 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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Where it appears

Genesis — 12×
Genesis 30:33Genesis 31:19Genesis 31:20Genesis 31:26Genesis 31:27Genesis 31:30Genesis 31:32Genesis 31:39Genesis 40:15Genesis 44:8+ 2 more in Genesis
Exodus — 6×
Exodus 20:15Exodus 21:16Exodus 22:1Exodus 22:7Exodus 22:12+ 1 more in Exodus
Leviticus — 1×
Leviticus 19:11
Deuteronomy — 2×
Deuteronomy 5:19Deuteronomy 24:7
Joshua — 1×
Joshua 7:11
2 Samuel — 5×
2 Sam 15:62 Sam 19:32 Sam 19:412 Sam 21:12+ 1 more in 2 Samuel
2 Kings — 1×
2 Ki 11:2
2 Chronicles — 1×
2 Chr 22:11
Job — 3×
Job 4:12Job 21:18Job 27:20
Proverbs — 3×
Proverbs 6:30Proverbs 9:17Proverbs 30:9
Jeremiah — 2×
Jeremiah 7:9Jeremiah 23:30
Hosea — 1×
Hosea 4:2
Obadiah — 1×
Obadiah 1:5
Zechariah — 1×
Zech 5:3

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.