Thief Robber

† [גָּנַב] vb. steal (NH id., Aramaic גְּנַב, ܓܢܰܒ; Arabic جَنَب is hurt the side, or put aside, den. from جَنْبٌ side)— Qal 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. Niph. be stolen, subj. rei גָּנֹב יִגָּנֵב Ex 22:11. Pi. steal away (trans.) וַיְגַנֵּב אבשׁלום את־לֵב 2 S 15:6; מְגַנְּבֵי דְּבָרַי Je 23:30. Pu. 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. Hithp. 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.)

† גַּנָּב n.m. Ex 22:1 thief—גַּנָּב Ex 22:1 + 12 times; גַּנָּבִים Is 1:23 + 3 times—thief that breaks in Ex 22:1, 6, 7 (JE); by window Jo 2:9 (in simile); thief as one who steals Is 1:23 ψ 50:18 Pr 6:30; 29:24 Je 2:26; 48:27 Ho 7:1 (‖ גְּדוּד) Zc 5:4; coming by night Je 49:9 cf. Jb 24:14 (in simile), Ob 5 (‖ שׁוֹדֲדֵי לַיְלָה); Jb 30:5; stealer of men (slave-dealer) Dt 24:7.

κλέπτ-ης, ου, ὁ, thief, Refs 8th c.BC+; opposed to ἅρπαξ (a robber), NT+5th c.BC+; ὁ τοῦ κ. λόγος, a logical fallacy, Refs 4th c.BC+ __2 generally, cheat, knave, Refs 5th c.BC+

λῃστ-ής, οῦ, ὁ, Ionic dialect ληϊστής, Doric dialect λᾳστής, (ληΐς, ληΐζομαι) robber, pirate, Refs 5th c.BC+; opposed to κλέπτης, Refs 5th c.BC+; especially by sea, buccaneer, later πειρατής, Refs 5th c.BC+; ληϊστὴς κατεστήκεε Καρχηδονίων he began a course of piracies upon them, Refs 5th c.BC+; of irregular troops, Refs __II metaphorically, λ. ἐναργὴς τῆς ἐμῆς τυραννίδος Refs 5th c.BC+; λῃστὰ λογισμοῦ, of love, Refs 1st c.AD+

† פָּרִיץ n.m. violent one (robber, murderer);—פ׳ שֹׁפֵךְ דָּם Ez 18:10; אָרְחוֹת פ׳ ψ 17:4; pl. פָּרִיצִים Ez 7:22, מְעָרַת פָּרִצִים Je 7:11; cstr. בְּנֵי פָּרִיצֵי עַמְּךָ Dn 11:14; of wild beast, פְּרִיץ חַיּוֹת Is 35:9.

ἱερόσῡλ-ος, ὁ, (proparoxytone) temple-robber, or generally, sacrilegious person, Refs 5th c.BC+: neuter as adjective, ἱ. θηρία Refs __II of things, got by sacrilege, παροψίδες Refs 4th c.BC+

† חֶ֫תֶף n.[m.] prey—only אַף־הִיא כְּחֶ׳ תֶּאֱרֹב Pr 23:28 she also lieth in wait as for prey (said of strange woman).