גָּנַב

vb. steal (NH id., Aramaic גְּנַב, ܓܢܰܒ; Arabic جَنَب is hurt the side, or put aside, den. from جَنْبٌ side)— Pf. 3 fs. sf. גְּנָבַתּוּ Jb 21:18; 27:20, גְּנָבָ֫תַם Gn 31:32; 2 ms. גָּנַבְתָּ Gn 31:30; 1 s. וְגָנַ֑בְתִּי consec. Pr 30:9; גָּֽנְבוּ Jos 7:11 2 S 21:12; sf. גְּנַבוּךָ 2 S 19:42; Impf. יִגְּנֹֽב־ Ex 21:37, יִגְנוֹב Pr 6:30, וַיִּגְנֹב Gn 31:20; 3 fs. וַתִּגְנֹב Gn 31:19 + 2 times; 2 ms. תִּגְנֹב Ex 20:15; Dt 5:17, וַתִּגְנֹב Gn 31:26, 27; יִגְנְבוּ Ob 5, תִּגְנֹ֑בוּ Lv 19:11, נִגְנֹב Gn 44:8; Inf. abs. גָּנֹב Ex 22:11 + 2 times; Pt. גֹּנֵב Ex 21:16 + 2 times, גָּנוּב Gn 30:33; f. cstr. גְּנֻֽבְתִי Gn 31:39(×2); pl. גְּנוּבִים Pr 9:17; in Hexateuch always JED, except Lv 19:11 (H);—steal c. acc. rei Gn 31:19, 30, 32; 44:8 Ex 21:37 2 S 21:12 cf. pass. Gn 30:33; 31:39 Pr 9:17; c. obj. pers. Ex 21:16 Dt 24:7 2 S 19:42; = take by stealth (for good purpose) 2 K 11:2 = 2 Ch 22:11; abs. Ex 20:15 = Dt 5:17, Lv 19:11; Jos 7:11; Pr 6:30; 30:9; Ob 5; Zc 5:3, cf. inf. abs. Ho 4:2 Je 7:9 & (c. Niph.) Ex 22:11; גנב לֵב = deceive Gn 31:20, 26 cf. Di; ג׳ אֹתִי Gn 31:27 id.; of sudden sweeping off by storm, in simile Jb 21:18; fig. of destruction of wicked 27:20. be stolen, subj. rei גָּנֹב יִגָּנֵב Ex 22:11. steal away (trans.) וַיְגַנֵּב אבשׁלום את־לֵב 2 S 15:6; מְגַנְּבֵי דְּבָרַי Je 23:30. be stolen away subj. pers. גֻּנֹּב גֻּנַּבְתִּי Gn 40:15; subj. rei וְגֻנַּב consec. Ex 22:6; be brought by stealth Jb 4:12 יְגֻנָּ֑ב. go by stealth, steal away יִתְגַּנֵּב 2 S 19:4, וַיִּתְגַּנֵּב 2 S 19:4. (Syriac ܓܢܰܒ ܢܰܦܫܶܗ steal oneself away; so ܐܬܓܢܒ Gn 31:27.)