Exodus 22:8:3Exod.22.8.W3TABWLC Exodus 22:7
הַגַּנָּ֔ב
haganav
“the thief”
- Transliteration
- ha-ga-NAV
- Extended
- hah-gah-NAAV
- IPA
- /ha.ɡa.ˈnaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- the thief
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-ga-NAV
- clause
im-LO yi-ma-TSE ha-ga-NAV ve-nik-RAV ba-al-ha-BA-yit el-ha-e-lo-HIM
- sentence
im-LO yi-ma-TSE ha-ga-NAV ve-nik-RAV ba-al-ha-BA-yit el-ha-e-lo-HIM im-LO sha-LAKH ya-DO bi-me-LE-khet re-E-hu
Root and etymology
Rootg-n-v
“to steal; a thief”
In context — Exodus 22:8
If the thief is not found, the owner of the house must approach God to determine whether he has not stretched out his hand into his neighbor’s property.
About this coordinate
Exodus 22:8:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 22:8, so the Hebrew word הַגַּנָּ֔ב (haganav) 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.22.8.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.8.W3.S1) and character.