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גַּנָּב H1590

H1590 is the Hebrew word גַּנָּב, transliterated gannâb and said gaw-nab'. The King James Version most often renders it thief.

Word: גַּנָּבTransliteration: gannâbSaid: gaw-nab'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 14 verses

What it means

a stealer.

Where it comes from

from H1589 (גָּנַב).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 14 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

thief 7×if the thief 2×if thieves 2×if a thief 1×thieves 1×among thieves 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: thief.

Verses using גַּנָּב

All 14 verses, quoted in full.

Exodus 22:2 · KJV

If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him.

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 22:8 · KJV

If the thief be not found, then the master of the house shall be brought unto the judges, to see whether he have put his hand unto his neighbour’s goods.

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.

Psalm 50:18 · KJV

When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentedst with him, and hast been partaker with adulterers.

Proverbs 6:30 · KJV

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

Proverbs 29:24 · KJV

Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not.

Isaiah 1:23 · KJV

Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them.

Jeremiah 2:26 · KJV

As the thief is ashamed when he is found, so is the house of Israel ashamed; they, their kings, their princes, and their priests, and their prophets,

Jeremiah 48:27 · KJV

For was not Israel a derision unto thee? was he found among thieves? for since thou spakest of him, thou skippedst for joy.

Jeremiah 49:9 · KJV

If grapegatherers come to thee, would they not leave some gleaning grapes? if thieves by night, they will destroy till they have enough.

Hosea 7:1 · KJV

When I would have healed Israel, then the iniquity of Ephraim was discovered, and the wickedness of Samaria: for they commit falsehood; and the thief cometh in, and the troop of robbers spoileth without.

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 5:4 · KJV

I will bring it forth, saith the LORD of hosts, and it shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him that sweareth falsely by my name: and it shall remain in the midst of his house, and shall consume it with the timber thereof and the stones thereof.

Common questions

What does Strong's H1590 mean?

H1590 is the Hebrew word גַּנָּב (gannâb), meaning a stealer.

How is H1590 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it thief (7 times), if the thief (2 times), if thieves (2 times), if a thief (1 time), thieves (1 time), among others.

How many times does H1590 appear in the Bible?

גַּנָּב (gannâb) is tagged in 14 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H1590 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H1589 (גָּנַב).

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