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Genesis 31:20
“And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
גָּנַבgânab · gaw-nab'
H1589 · Hebrew
H1589 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to thieve (literally or figuratively); by implication, to deceive
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- carry away, [idiom] indeed, secretly bring, steal (away), get by stealth.
- Grammar
- וַ — conjunction
- יִּגְנֹ֣ב — verb Qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 40 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 30:33Genesis 31:19Genesis 31:26Genesis 31:27Genesis 31:30
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read גָּנַב here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.