What does גַּנָּב · κλέπτης mean in the Bible?
גַּנָּב · κλέπτης is a Hebrew phrase meaning "one who steals or takes property unlawfully".
Hebrew · H1590, G2812
גַּנָּב
A stealer · a stealer (literally or figuratively)
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גַּנָּב H1590 a stealer
κλέπτης G2812 a stealer (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation kléptēs
Steals secretly through fraud and cunning, contrasting with robbers who plunder openly and violently.
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What does גַּנָּב (gannav) mean in the Bible?
גַּנָּב · κλέπτης is a Hebrew phrase meaning "one who steals or takes property unlawfully".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1590, G2812?
H1590, G2812 is connected to 17 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. one who steals or takes property unlawfully
Strong's H1590, G2812
Lexical occurrences 17 verses Source Gloss
one who steals or takes property unlawfully
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
גַּנָּב is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain