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גָּנַב H1589

H1589 is the Hebrew word גָּנַב, transliterated gânab and said gaw-nab'. The King James Version most often renders it stolen.

Word: גָּנַבTransliteration: gânabSaid: gaw-nab'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 31 verses

What it means

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

Where it comes from

a primitive root.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 25 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

stolen 5×steal 5×stole 3×steal away 2×if it be stolen 2×stealing 2×stole away 1×hast stolen away 1×yet wherefore hast thou stolen 1×whether stolen 1×or stolen 1×indeed i was stolen away 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: carry away, [idiom] indeed, secretly bring, steal (away), get by stealth.

Verses using גָּנַב

All 31 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 31:19 · KJV

And Laban went to shear his sheep: and Rachel had stolen the images that were her father’s.

Genesis 31:20 · KJV

And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled.

Genesis 31:26 · KJV

And Laban said to Jacob, What hast thou done, that thou hast stolen away unawares to me, and carried away my daughters, as captives taken with the sword?

Genesis 31:27 · KJV

Wherefore didst thou flee away secretly, and steal away from me; and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth, and with songs, with tabret, and with harp?

Genesis 31:30 · KJV

And now, though thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou sore longedst after thy father’s house, yet wherefore hast thou stolen my gods?

Genesis 31:39 · KJV

That which was torn of beasts I brought not unto thee; I bare the loss of it; of my hand didst thou require it, whether stolen by day, or stolen by night.

Genesis 40:15 · KJV

For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews: and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.

Genesis 44:8 · KJV

Behold, the money, which we found in our sacks’ mouths, we brought again unto thee out of the land of Canaan: how then should we steal out of thy lord’s house silver or gold?

Exodus 21:16 · KJV

And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.

Exodus 22:1 · KJV

If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.

Exodus 22:7 · KJV

If a man shall deliver unto his neighbour money or stuff to keep, and it be stolen out of the man’s house; if the thief be found, let him pay double.

Exodus 22:12 · KJV

And if it be stolen from him, he shall make restitution unto the owner thereof.

Leviticus 19:11 · KJV

Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.

Deuteronomy 24:7 · KJV

If a man be found stealing any of his brethren of the children of Israel, and maketh merchandise of him, or selleth him; then that thief shall die; and thou shalt put evil away from among you.

Joshua 7:11 · KJV

Israel hath sinned, and they have also transgressed my covenant which I commanded them: for they have even taken of the accursed thing, and have also stolen, and dissembled also, and they have put it even among their own stuff.

2 Samuel 15:6 · KJV

And on this manner did Absalom to all Israel that came to the king for judgment: so Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.

2 Samuel 19:3 · KJV

And the people gat them by stealth that day into the city, as people being ashamed steal away when they flee in battle.

2 Samuel 19:41 · KJV

And, behold, all the men of Israel came to the king, and said unto the king, Why have our brethren the men of Judah stolen thee away, and have brought the king, and his household, and all David’s men with him, over Jordan?

2 Samuel 21:12 · KJV

And David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabeshgilead, which had stolen them from the street of Bethshan, where the Philistines had hanged them, when the Philistines had slain Saul in Gilboa:

2 Kings 11:2 · KJV

But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king’s sons which were slain; and they hid him, even him and his nurse, in the bedchamber from Athaliah, so that he was not slain.

2 Chronicles 22:11 · KJV

But Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king’s sons that were slain, and put him and his nurse in a bedchamber. So Jehoshabeath, the daughter of king Jehoram, the wife of Jehoiada the priest, (for she was the sister of Ahaziah,) hid him from Athaliah, so that she slew him not.

Job 4:12 · KJV

Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof.

Job 27:20 · KJV

Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night.

Proverbs 6:30 · KJV

Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;

Proverbs 9:17 · KJV

Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.

Proverbs 30:9 · KJV

Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.

Jeremiah 7:9 · KJV

Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not;

Jeremiah 23:30 · KJV

Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets, saith the LORD, that steal my words every one from his neighbour.

Hosea 4:2 · KJV

By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood.

Obadiah 1:5 · KJV

If thieves came to thee, if robbers by night, (how art thou cut off!) would they not have stolen till they had enough? if the grapegatherers came to thee, would they not leave some grapes?

Zechariah 5:3 · KJV

Then said he unto me, This is the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole earth: for every one that stealeth shall be cut off as on this side according to it; and every one that sweareth shall be cut off as on that side according to it.

Common questions

What does Strong's H1589 mean?

H1589 is the Hebrew word גָּנַב (gânab), meaning to thieve (literally or figuratively); by implication, to deceive.

How is H1589 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it stolen (5 times), steal (5 times), stole (3 times), steal away (2 times), if it be stolen (2 times), among others.

How many times does H1589 appear in the Bible?

גָּנַב (gânab) is tagged in 31 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H1589 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.

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