Exodus 22:2:3Exod.22.2.W3TABWLC Exodus 22:1

הַגַּנָּ֖ב

haggannav

the thief

Transliteration
hag-gan-NAV
Extended
hahg-gahn-NAAV
IPA
/haɡ.ganˈnaːv/

Meaning by language

English
the thief

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
הַג + גַּנ + נָּ֖ב
hag + gan + nav
haggannav

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Gimelg as in good
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Nunn as in new
Qametslong 'ah'
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh

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Word in context

  1. word

    hag-gan-NAV

  2. phraseyour reading level

    yim-ma-TSE hag-gan-NAV

  3. clause

    im-bam-makh-TE-ret yim-ma-TSE hag-gan-NAV ve-huk-KA va-MET

  4. sentence

    im-bam-makh-TE-ret yim-ma-TSE hag-gan-NAV ve-huk-KA va-MET EN LO da-MIM

Root and etymology

Rootg-n-v

to steal; a thief

In contextExodus 22:2

If in the act of breaking in the thief is found and is struck and dies, there is no bloodguilt for him.

About this coordinate

Exodus 22:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 22:2, so the Hebrew word הַגַּנָּ֖ב (haggannav) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Exod.22.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.2.W3.S1) and character.