גָּנ֥וּב
𐤂𐤍𐤅𐤁
gânab
stolen
To steal, to take or carry away someone else's property clandestinely or without permission; by extension, to act with stealth or in secret, sometimes with the sense of deceiving. The verb describes the act of theft but can also imply secretive or deceptive behavior beyond material theft.
gan "to steal" (Soninke) · gan "to steal" (Dyula) · gan "to steal" (Mandinka) +1 moreGenesis 30:33 · Word #19
Lexicon H1589
| Lemma | גָּנַב |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤂𐤍𐤁 |
| Transliteration | gânab |
| Strong's | H1589 |
| Definition | To steal, to take or carry away someone else's property clandestinely or without permission; by extension, to act with stealth or in secret, sometimes with the sense of deceiving. The verb describes the act of theft but can also imply secretive or deceptive behavior beyond material theft. |
Morphology HVqsmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | s — Participle Passive — The one receiving the action |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | stolen |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1589-04
stolen one
| Morphological Notes | Qal stem; passive participle; masculine singular; absolute state. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal passive participle masculine singular denotes something or someone that has been taken by stealth. "Stolen one" preserves both the passive sense and the singular masculine form inherent in the participle. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
stolen
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Simple adjective is best in this context; 'stolen one' is less idiomatic in English but not a root error. Adjusted for context. |
Bantu Hebrew
גָּנ֥וּב (gânab) — To steal, to take or carry away someone else's property clandestinely or without permission; by extension, to act with stealth or in secret, sometimes with the sense of deceiving. The verb describes the act of theft but can also imply secretive or deceptive behavior beyond material theft.