גָּנַבgânab

Meanings

Same root

• גַּנָּבgannâb · H1590a stealer
• גְּנֵבָהgᵉnêbâh · H1591stealing, i.e. (concretely) something stolen
• גְּנֻבַתGᵉnubath · H1592Genubath, an Edomitish prince

Where it appears

Appears 40 times in the Bible.

• Genesis 30:33 In the future, when you check on the animals you have given me as my wages, you’ll see that I have been honest. If you find in my flock any goats without speckles or spots, or any sheep that are not black, you will know that I have stolen them from you.”
• Genesis 31:19 At the time they left, Laban was some distance away, shearing his sheep. Rachel stole her father’s household idols and took them with her.
• Genesis 31:20 Jacob outwitted Laban the Aramean, for they set out secretly and never told Laban they were leaving.
• Genesis 31:26 “What do you mean by deceiving me like this?” Laban demanded. “How dare you drag my daughters away like prisoners of war?
• Genesis 31:27 Why did you slip away secretly? Why did you deceive me? And why didn’t you say you wanted to leave? I would have given you a farewell feast, with singing and music, accompanied by tambourines and harps.
• Genesis 31:30 I can understand your feeling that you must go, and your intense longing for your father’s home. But why have you stolen my gods?”