# \*gnb: 'to steal'

> Proto-Semitic *gnb, 'to steal': reflexes in 5 language(s).

A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/index.md>) › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/index.md>) › [G](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/g/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-31.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*gnb |
| Meaning | 'to steal' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | gānab; pi.; nif. (HALOT 198) | HALOT 198 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | gᵉnab 'to steal' (Jastrow 256); gannābā 'thief' (Jastrow 257) | Jastrow 256; Jastrow 257 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | gnb (Kogan 2015, 196) | Kogan 2015 196 | gloss withheld |
| Punic | gnb (T 66) | T 66 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | gnb (DNWSI 227); gnbyt (DNWSI 228) | DNWSI 227; DNWSI 228 | gloss withheld |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Notes

Kogan 2015, 196: PNWS \*gnb 'to steal', from \*ganb- 'side' (2353), ousted PS \*šrq (K0534). HALOT 198 adds Ph., Yaud., EgArm., Palm. and Mnd. gnb and Arab. ǧanaba 'to keep away'. Not 2353 \*ga(n)b- 'side' nor K0534 \*šarāq- 'steal'.

## Linked from

- [G](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/g/index.md>)

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