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Hebrew — Theft/Stealing

H1589 — גָּנַב (ganab) — verb

  • Transliteration: gânab
  • Part of Speech: verb
  • BLB Count: 39 occurrences
  • Definition: a primitive root; to thieve (literally or figuratively); by implication, to deceive: carry away, indeed, secretly bring, steal (away), get by stealth.
  • Key verses: Gen 30:33; 31:19-32; 40:15; 44:8; Exo 20:15; 21:16; 22:6,11; Lev 19:11; Deu 5:17; 24:7; Jos 7:11; 2 Sam 15:6; 19:4,42; 21:12; Pro 6:30; 9:17; 30:9; Jer 7:9; 23:30; Hos 4:2; Oba 1:5; Zec 5:3
  • Translation distribution: steal (dominant), stolen, stole away, by stealth, secretly brought, carrieth away
  • 50 total occurrences in translation database, 44 unique translations

H1590 — גַּנָּב (gannab) — noun

  • Transliteration: gannâb
  • Part of Speech: masculine noun
  • BLB Count: 17 occurrences
  • Definition: from H1589; a stealer: thief
  • Key verses: Exo 22:1,6,7; Deu 24:7; Job 24:14; 30:5; Psa 50:18; Pro 6:30; 29:24; Isa 1:23; Jer 2:26; 48:27; 49:9; Hos 7:1; Joel 2:9; Oba 1:5; Zec 5:4
  • Translation: thief/thieves

H1591 — גְּנֵבָה (genebah) — noun

  • Transliteration: gᵉnêbâh
  • Part of Speech: feminine noun
  • BLB Count: 2 occurrences
  • Definition: from H1589; stealing, i.e. (concretely) something stolen: theft
  • Key verses: Exo 22:2,3
  • Translation: theft

Hebrew — Robbery/Plunder

H1497 — גָּזַל (gazal) — verb

  • Transliteration: gâzal
  • Part of Speech: verb
  • BLB Count: 30 occurrences
  • Definition: a primitive root; to pluck off; specifically to flay, strip or rob: catch, consume, exercise (robbery), pluck (off), rob, spoil, take away (by force, violence), tear
  • Key verses: Gen 21:25; 31:31; Lev 19:13; Deu 28:29,31; Jdg 9:25; 21:23; 2 Sam 23:21; Job 20:19; 24:2,9,19; Psa 35:10; 69:5; Pro 4:16; 22:22; 28:24; Isa 10:2; Jer 21:12; 22:3; Ezk 18:7,12,16,18; 22:29; Mic 2:2; 3:2; Mal 1:13
  • Translation: spoiled, plucked, rob, violently taken away, robbery

H1498 — גָּזֵל (gazel) — noun

  • Transliteration: gâzêl
  • Part of Speech: masculine noun
  • BLB Count: 4 occurrences
  • Definition: from H1497; robbery, or (concretely) plunder: robbery, thing taken away by violence
  • Key verses: Psa 62:11; Isa 10:2; 61:8; Ezk 22:29
  • Translation: robbery, thing taken away by violence

H6906 — קָבַע (qaba) — verb

  • Transliteration: qâbaʻ
  • Part of Speech: verb
  • BLB Count: 6 occurrences
  • Definition: a primitive root; to cover, i.e. (figuratively) defraud: rob, spoil
  • Key verses: Pro 22:23; Mal 3:8,9
  • Translation: rob, spoil, have robbed
  • NOTE: This is the verb used in Mal 3:8 "Will a man rob God?"

Hebrew — Oppression/Fraud

H6231 — עָשַׁק (ashaq) — verb

  • Transliteration: ʻâshaq
  • Part of Speech: verb
  • BLB Count: 37 occurrences
  • Definition: a primitive root; to press upon, i.e. oppress, defraud, violate, overflow: get deceitfully, deceive, defraud, drink up, (use) oppress(-ion), (-or), do violence (wrong)
  • Key verses: Lev 19:13; Deu 24:14; 28:23,29,31; 1 Sam 12:3,4; Job 10:3; Psa 72:4; 103:6; 105:14; 119:121,122; 146:7; Pro 14:31; 22:16; 28:3,17; Ecc 4:1; Isa 23:12; 52:4; Jer 7:6; 21:12; 50:33; Ezk 18:18; 22:29; Hos 5:11; 12:8; Amo 4:1; Mic 2:2; Zec 7:10; Mal 3:5
  • Translation: oppressed, oppress, defraud, deceive, do violence/wrong

H6233 — עֹשֶׁק (osheq) — noun

  • Transliteration: ʻôsheq
  • Part of Speech: masculine noun
  • BLB Count: 15 occurrences
  • Definition: from H6231; injury, fraud, (subjectively) distress, (concretely) unjust gain: cruelly, extortion, oppression, thing (deceitfully gotten)
  • Key verses: Psa 62:11; 73:8; 119:134; Ecc 5:7; 7:7; Isa 30:12; 54:14; 59:13; Jer 6:6; 22:17; Ezk 18:18; 22:7,12,29
  • Translation: oppression, extortion, cruelly, deceitfully gotten

H8496 — תֹּךְ (tok) — noun

  • Transliteration: tôk
  • Part of Speech: masculine noun
  • BLB Count: 3 occurrences
  • Definition: oppression: deceit, fraud
  • Key verses: Psa 10:7; 55:12; 72:14
  • Translation: fraud, deceit

Greek — Theft/Stealing

G2813 — κλέπτω (klepto) — verb

  • Transliteration: kléptō
  • Part of Speech: verb
  • BLB Count: 13 occurrences
  • Definition: a primary verb; to filch: steal
  • Key verses: Mat 6:19; 19:18; 27:64; 28:13; Mrk 10:19; Luk 18:20; Jhn 10:10; Rom 2:21; 13:9; Eph 4:28
  • Translation: steal (dominant)

G2812 — κλέπτης (kleptes) — noun

  • Transliteration: kléptēs
  • Part of Speech: masculine noun
  • BLB Count: 16 occurrences
  • Definition: from G2813; a stealer (literally or figuratively): thief
  • Key verses: Mat 6:19; 24:43; Luk 12:33,39; Jhn 10:1,8,10; 12:6; 1 Cor 6:10; 1 Th 5:2,4; 1 Pet 4:15; 2 Pet 3:10; Rev 3:3; 16:15
  • Translation: thief/thieves

G2829 — κλοπή (klope) — noun

  • Transliteration: klopḗ
  • Part of Speech: feminine noun
  • BLB Count: 2 occurrences
  • Definition: from G2813; stealing: theft
  • Key verses: Mat 15:19; Mrk 7:21
  • Translation: thefts

G2809 — κλέμμα (klemma) — noun

  • Transliteration: klémma
  • Part of Speech: neuter noun
  • BLB Count: 1 occurrence
  • Definition: from G2813; stealing (properly the thing stolen, but used of the act)
  • Key verses: Rev 9:21
  • Translation: thefts

Greek — Man-Stealing

G405 — ἀνδραποδιστής (andrapodistes) — noun

  • Transliteration: andrapodistḗs
  • Part of Speech: masculine noun
  • BLB Count: 1 occurrence (NT hapax legomenon)
  • Definition: from a derivative of a compound of andr- (man) and pod- (foot); an enslaver (as bringing men to their feet for sale)
  • Key verses: 1 Tim 1:10
  • Translation: menstealers
  • NOTE: Only NT occurrence. Compound word: andr (man) + pod (foot) = one who enslaves

Greek — Defrauding

G650 — ἀποστερέω (apostereo) — verb

  • Transliteration: aposteréō
  • Part of Speech: verb
  • BLB Count: 6 occurrences
  • Definition: from apo and stereo (to deprive); to despoil: defraud, destitute
  • Key verses: Mrk 10:19; 1 Cor 6:7,8; 7:5; 1 Tim 6:5; Jas 5:4
  • Also found in LXX: Deu 24:14; Neh 9:20; Mal 3:5
  • Translation: defraud, destitute, be defrauded
  • NOTE: Jesus uses this word in Mrk 10:19 ("Defraud not") — an addition to the standard commandment list not found in Matthew/Luke parallels

G727 — ἅρπαξ (harpax) — adjective

  • Transliteration: hárpax
  • Part of Speech: adjective
  • BLB Count: 5 occurrences
  • Definition: from harpazo; rapacious: extortion, ravening
  • Key verses: Mat 7:15; Luk 18:11; 1 Cor 5:10; 6:10
  • Translation: extortioners, ravening, extortioner
  • NOTE: Used in 1 Cor 6:10 alongside kleptai (thieves) in the kingdom exclusion list