Ganav (גנב) means thief in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
thief
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Ganav.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מי שלוקח מה שאינו שלו בלי רשות.
אִם־בַּמַּחְתֶּרֶת יִמָּצֵא הַגַּנָּב, וְהֻכָּה וָמֵת; אֵין לוֹ דָּמִים.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Ganav is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- גַּנָּב
- Written without vowel points
- גנב
- Said
- ganav
- Root
- ג־נ־ב
- Pattern
- קַטָּל
- Plural
- גַּנָּבִים
- Feminine form
- גַּנֶּבֶת
- Inflections
- נ' גַּנֶּבֶת; ר' גַּנָּבִים, גַּנָּבֵי־; נ"ר גַּנָּבוֹת
- Gematria
- 55
This is how Ganav is said in other languages.
- English
- thief
- Arabic
- سارق
- Russian
- вор
- French
- voleur
- Spanish
- ladrón
- German
- Dieb
- Yiddish
- גנב
These words mean nearly the same as Ganav.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Ganav.
The word Ganav is part of these phrases and sayings.
- הגונב מגנב פטור
- פרצה קוראת לגנב
- על ראש הגנב בוער הכובע
- סוף גנב לתליה
- שוטרים וגנבים
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Ganav comes from the root ג־נ־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Ganav in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ganav.
What does Ganav (גנב) mean in Hebrew?
Ganav (גנב) means thief. It is said ganav, with the stress on nav.
What is a synonym for Ganav (גנב)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Ganav (גנב) are גזלן, לסטים, and שודד.
What rhymes with Ganav (גנב)?
Words that rhyme with Ganav (גנב) include רב, חלב, מצב, כוכב, קו, and אב.
Is Ganav (גנב) masculine or feminine?
The word Ganav (גנב) is a masculine noun, and its plural is גַּנָּבִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry גנב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.