גְּנֵבָה

geneva · stolen thing

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H1591 · appears 2 times in the Bible

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What it means

geneva (גְּנֵבָה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “stolen thing”.

What has been stolen.

How to say it

ge·ne·va

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. What was taken from another without right.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

  • stolen thing ×1
  • theft ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • Exodus 22:3

    if the sun has risen on him, there is bloodguilt for him. He shall surely repay; if he has nothing, he shall be sold for his theft.

  • Exodus 22:4

    If the stolen thing is actually found in his hand alive, whether ox or donkey or lamb, he shall repay double.