גַּנָּבgannâb

Same root

• גָּנַבgânab · H1589to thieve (literally or figuratively); by implication, to deceive

Where it appears

Appears 17 times in the Bible.

• Exodus 22:2 “If a thief is caught in the act of breaking into a house and is struck and killed in the process, the person who killed the thief is not guilty of murder.
• Exodus 22:7 “Suppose someone leaves money or goods with a neighbor for safekeeping, and they are stolen from the neighbor’s house. If the thief is caught, the compensation is double the value of what was stolen.
• Exodus 22:8 But if the thief is not caught, the neighbor must appear before God, who will determine if he stole the property.
• Deuteronomy 24:7 “If anyone kidnaps a fellow Israelite and treats him as a slave or sells him, the kidnapper must die. In this way, you will purge the evil from among you.
• Job 24:14 The murderer rises in the early dawn to kill the poor and needy; at night he is a thief.
• Job 30:5 They are driven from human society, and people shout at them as if they were thieves.