גנב

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See also: גנבֿ

Aramaic

Alternative forms

Verb

גנב • (transliteration needed)

  1. to steal

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ג־נ־ב (g-n-b)

Compare Arabic جَنَّبَ (jannaba, “to put aside, keep away”)

Pronunciation

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Verb

גָּנַב • (ganáv) (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נִגְנַב)

  1. (transitive) to steal
    • Tanach, Genesis 31:19:
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      וְלָבָן הָלַךְ לִגְזֹז אֶת־צֹאנוֹ וַתִּגְנֹב רָחֵל אֶת־הַתְּרָפִים אֲשֶׁר לְאָבִיהָ׃
      v'laván halákh ligzóz 'et-tsonó vatignóv rakhél 'et-hat'rafím 'ashér l'avíha.
      wəlāḇān hālaḵ liḡzōz ʾeṯ-ṣōnō wattiḡnōḇ rāḥēl ʾeṯ-hattərāp̄īm ʾăšer ləʾāḇī́hā.
      Now Laban was gone to shear his sheep. And Rachel stole the teraphim that were her father’s.

Conjugation

Conjugation of גָּנַב (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first גָּנַבְתִּי גָּנַבְנוּ
second גָּנַבְתָּ גָּנַבְתְּ גְּנַבְתֶּם1 גְּנַבְתֶּן1
third גָּנַב גָּנְבָה גָּנְבוּ
present גּוֹנֵב גּוֹנֶבֶת גּוֹנְבִים גּוֹנְבוֹת
future first אגנוב / אֶגְנֹב נגנוב / נִגְנֹב
second תגנוב / תִּגְנֹב תִּגְנְבִי תִּגְנְבוּ תגנובנה / תִּגְנֹבְנָה2
third יגנוב / יִגְנֹב תגנוב / תִּגְנֹב יִגְנְבוּ תגנובנה / תִּגְנֹבְנָה2
imperative גנוב / גְּנֹב גִּנְבִי גִּנְבוּ גנובנה / גְּנֹבְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced גָּנַבְתֶּם and גָּנַבְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Noun

גַּנָּב • (ganáv)

  1. thief

Descendants

  • Yiddish: גנבֿ (ganef)

References

Anagrams

Yiddish

Noun

גנב • (ganef) m, plural גנבים (ganovem)

  1. (nonstandard) Unpointed form of גנבֿ (ganef).
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