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gnb (a/u) vb. to steal
GDCGt
Gpəˁalto steal4 senses▶
1
to steal
Common Aramaic
P Gn30:33↗ ܓܢܝܒܐ ܗ݂ܘ ܠܝ‏ : I have stolen it ; P Mt6:19↗ ܕ݁ܓ݂ܲܢܵܒ݂ܸܐ̈ ܦ̇ܵܠܫܼܝܢ ܘܓ݂ܵܢܒܼ݁ܝܢ‏ ; JBAmb2 82:16↗ ולא תידמון להון בידמות גברין גנבין דג<נ>בין וחטפ[ין‏ : do not appear to them like thieving men who steal and snatch ; BT BQ 65b(36)↗ תורא גנבי מינך דיכרא גנבי מינך‏ : did I steal an ox from you? Did I steal a ram from you?
2
to do something in a secretive manner
Syr
Tobit 1:18↗ ܩܒܪ ܗܘܝܬ ܠܗ ܟܕ ܓ݁ܢܒ ܗܘܝܬ‏ : I would bury him stealthily
(1)
to conceal
Syr
INB 90:20↗ ܠܡܸܓܢܲܒ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܚܫ̈ܐ ܒܥܘ̈ܗܕܢܹܐ ܕܡܝܬܪ̈ܬܐ‏ : to conceal those painful things by recollections of virtuous ones ; Ps-Clem Recogs 3.230:26↗ ܕܡ̈ܥܘܗܝ ܓܝܪ ܓܢܒ ܗܘܐ‏ : for he had concealed his tears ; PaulQentos 27↗ ܓܢ݂ܒ ܢܦܫܗ ܘܐ݁ܙܠ ܗܘܐ ܒܬܪܗ ܕܢܚܙܐ ܡܢܐ ܥܒ݁ܕ‏ : he concealed himself and went after him to see what he was going to do
(2)
to do secretly, sneak off
Syr
JulSok 271(132):22↗ ܓܢܒܘ ܢܦܫܗܘܢ ܘܢܦܩܘ ܡܢ ܡܕܝܢܬܗܘ݁ܢ݁‏ : they snuck themselves out of their city ; JS_Elijah 1:661↗ ܘܡܵܐ ܕܓܸܢܒܲܬ̤ ܗܼܘܵܬ ܡܸܢܗܽܘܢ ܓܵܪܲܬ‏ : when she had stolen away from them she committed adultery
(3)
to carry off secretly
Syr
P 2K11:2↗ ܘܓܢܒܬܗ ܡܢ ܒܝܢ̈ܬ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܡܬܩܛܠܝܢ‏
(1)
to acquire secretly
Syr
ESRef1 42:36 ܐܢ ܚܟܝܡܐܝܬ ܒܩܠܝܠ ܩܠܝܠ ܠܐ ܓܢ݁ܒ ܠܗ ܠܥܝܕܐ‏ : if he does not wisely acquire the custom by stealth little by little
(4)
to cover (?)
Syr
3
(gram.) to suppress in reading
Syr
ON 20:21 ܠܒܝܕ̄ܬܐ ܘܓܪܝܕ̄ܬܐ ܘܡܨܝܕ̄ܬܐ ܩܪܝ݂ ܟܕ ܓܢ݁ܒ ܐܢܬ ܠܕܲܠܬ݂‏ : read (these three words) while suppressing the pronunciation of the daleth
(1)
to pronounce without a vowel
Syr
BBah 498:13↗ text not cited
4
fig.: to seduce, mislead
Syr
Am7 169:17↗ ܫܒ̈ܐ ܂܂܂ ܕܓܢ̈ܒܢ ܒܚܙܘܗܝܢ ܐܝܟ ܗܘ݁ ܕܡܲܠ̈ܝܵܢ܃ ܠܚܡܐ ܕܝܢ ܠܝܬ ܒܗܝܢ‏ : ears of grain that in their appearance are misleading like full ones, but not having bread in them ; EphFid 21:9.1↗ ܐܢܬ ܕܝܢ ܟܢܪܐ ܠܐ ܬܓܢܘܒ ܫܡ̈ܘܥܝܟ‏
(1)
+ܪܥܝܢ : to deceive
Syr
AphDiatess1990 12:21↗ ܗ݀ܘ ܕܣܒܪ ܕܪܥܝܢܐ ܕܥܝܪ̈ܐ ܓܢܒ ܗܘܐ‏ : the one who thought that he would deceive the awake ones ; AphDiatess1990 104:30↗ ܐܣܘ̈ܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܒܦܝ̈ܣܐ ܨܢܝ̈ܥܐ ܪ̈ܥܝܢܐ ܕܟܠ ܐܢܫ ܓܢܒܝܢ ܗܘܘ‏ : the physicians were misleading everyone with crafty persuasive arguments
Dpaˁˁelto hide, do secretly2 senses▶
1
to hide, do secretly
JLAtg, Syr
TgJ Jer23:11↗ אֲרֵי אַף סָפַר אַף כָהִין גְנִיבוּ"גַנִיבוּ" אוֹרחָתְהוֹן‏ ; Ps-Clem Hom 14.328:7↗ ܥܠ ܗܘܐ ܘܨܢܝܥܐܝܬ ܢܦܫܗ ܡܓܢܒ ܗܘ‏ : he came in and cunningly was hiding himself
(1)
+ ܚܝܵܪܸܗ : to steal a glance, look at covertly
Syr
to 38:1 ܘܡܓܢܒ ܗܘܐ ܚܝܪܗ ܘܚܐ݁ܪ ܒܗ ܠܟܐ ܘܠܟܐ‏
2
to misappropriate
Syr
Ps-Clem Hom 10.252:12↗ ܕܒܣܪܝܢ ܠܗ݀ ܠܕܚܠܬܗܘܢ ܣܘܓܐܐ ܕܩܘܪ̈ܒܢܝܗܘܢ ܡܓܢܒܝܢ‏ : because they despise their religion they misappropriate many of their sacrifices
(1)
to behave like a thief using what is another's
Syr, JBAmb, JBA
TgJ Jer23:30↗ נְבִיֵי שִקרָא ٠٠٠ מְגַנְבִין פִתגָמַי גְבַר מִן חַברֵיה‏ : the false prophets steal my words from each other ; P Je23:30↗ ܕܡ݁ܓܢܒܝܢ ܦܬ̈ܓܡܝ ܐܢܫ ܡܢ ܚܒܪܗ‏ ; IshJer 23:29↗ ܗ݀ܝ ܕܡܓܢܒܝܢ ܦܬܓܡ̈ܝ܂ ܗܢܘ܂ ܟܕ ܒܕܓܠܘܬܐ ܒܫܡܗ ܡܣܬܡܟܝܢ‏ : the meaning of "they steal my words" is when they rely on His name falsely ; JBAmb2 95:2↗ כולכון סטנין בישין ורוחין ולילין ודיוין ולילחנין‏ ; BT Ket 19a(14)↗ גנבא גנובי למה לך אי סביר׳ לך כר׳ מאיר אימ׳ הלכה כר׳ מאיר‏ : thief! Why do you need to behave like a thief? If you opine like PN then you should simply say: the law is according to PN ; BT BB 133a(10)↗ text not cited
Cˀafˁelto allow to steal1 sense▶
to allow to steal
Syr
JSB5 539:13↗ ܡܓܢܒ ܗܘ ܠܗ݀ ܘܡܗܦܟ ܐܦܘ̈ܗܝ ܕܐܝܟ ܠܐ ܢܚܙܝܗ݀‏ : he allows her to steal and turns his face away as if not to see her
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto be stolen4 senses▶
1
to be stolen
Common Aramaic
LSt.137:3↗ ܓܒܪܐ ܐܢܫ ܟܕ ܐܬܓܢܒ ܠܗ ܟܣܦܐ‏ : a certain man when silver was stolen from him ; BT BM 24a(5)↗ אגניב ליה כסא דכספא מאושפיז{א}^יה^‏ : a silver goblet belonging to him was stolen from his inn
(1)
fig.:
Syr
AGnEx 79.20↗ ܘܒܬܪ ܕܚܙܝ ܕܪܥܝܢܗ ܡ݂ܢ ܚܡܪܐ ܐܬܓܢܒ ܗܘ݂ܐ ܘܫܢܬܐ ܥܡܝܩܬܐ ܥܠ ܗܕܡ̈ܘܗܝ ܐܬܦܫܛܬ݂‏ : after it was clear that his mind had been stolen by the wine, and a deep sleep had spread over his limbs
2
to be robbed, to be defrauded
JPAEpig, Syr
T-S K1.80 1.12↗ ויהמון מיינוקייא גנבתא דאתגנבתה‏ : the children will see the theft you have had stolen †
(1)
fig. : to be deceived
Syr
AGnEx 80.10↗ ܘܡ݂ܢ ܡܢܘ ܐܬܓܢܒܬܝܢ‏ : by whom were you deceived? ; EphPar 12:6.4↗ ܘܚܕܝ ܘܠܐ ܐܪܓܫ ܕܐܬܓܢܒ‏ : he rejoiced and did not sense that he had been tricked ; Addai.43.7↗ ܠܐ ܬܬܓܢ݂ܒܘܢ ܒܚܘ̈ܫܒܐ ܣܢ̈ܝܐ ܕܣܛܢܐ‏
3
to go off secretly
Syr
P Gn31:27↗ ܘܐܬܓܢ݂ܒܬ ܡܢܝ‏
4
to be overlooked, suppressed
Syr
Ps-Nonn 246(13) ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܬܬܓܢܒ ܒܝܕ ܗܢܝܐܘܬܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܘܒܐ܂ ܡܥܝܩܢܘܬܐ ܕܣܘ̈ܦܛܐ‏ : so that the discomfort from the flesh-slicings would be diminished by the pleasure of the pipes
(1)
(gram.) to be elided, suppressed
Syr
MobergTerm 24* text not cited
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See note s.v. gzl vb. Unlike that verb, this one clearly almost always connotes sneakiness and secrecy.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 243[124]DJPA: 132bDJBA: 293bJastrow: 256Drower/Macuch: 95bJ. Payne-Smith: 73Levy Ch-W: 1:147Tal Sam: 151DNWSI: 227DCPA[Schulthess]: 74[38]BarBahlul: 498:13DJA: 39a

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