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gānav גָּנַב ‘to steal’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: a primitive root

gānav v
1) to steal, steal away, carry away
 1a) (Qal) to steal
 1b) (Niphal) to be stolen
 1c) (Piel) to steal away
 1d)(Pual) to be stolen away, be brought by stealth
 1e) (Hithpael) to go by stealth, steal away

Mentioned in Genesis 31:19, 31:30, 44:8, 31:32, 30:33, 31:39, 31:26, 31:20, 40:15, 31:27 Exodus 21:37, 22:6, 21:16, 22:11, 20:15 Codex Leviticus 19:11 Deuteronomy 24:7, 5:19 Joshua 7:11 2 Samuel 15:6, 19:42, 19:4, 21:12 2 Kings 11:2 Jeremiah 7:9, 23:30 Hosea 4:2 Obadiah 1:5 Zechariah 5:3 Proverbs 30:9, 6:30, 9:17 Job 4:12, 27:20, 21:18 2 Chronicles 22:11

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