Biblical Hebrew

The Hebrew verb גֵּרֵשׁ (root: ג-ר-שׁ) means “to drive out,” “to banish,” “to expel,” or “to divorce.” It appears in both physical and legal contexts throughout the Hebrew Bible—from expelling people from a land to the formal act of sending away a spouse. The verb most commonly appears in the Piel binyan (intensive), indicating strong or forceful expulsion. Less frequently, it appears in the Qal and Niphal stems with similar connotations of removal or separation.   Piel Binyan Conjugation of גֵּרֵשׁ (“to drive out, to expel”) Past (Perfect) Tense Person Form 1st person singular גֵּרַשְׁתִּי 2nd person masculine singular גֵּרַשְׁתָּ 2nd person feminine singular גֵּרַשְׁתְּ 3rd person masculine singular גֵּרֵשׁ 3rd person feminine singular גֵּרְשָׁה 1st person plural גֵּרַשְׁנוּ 2nd person masculine plural גֵּרַשְׁתֶּם 2nd person feminine plural גֵּרַשְׁתֶּן 3rd person plural גֵּרְשׁוּ Present (Participle) Tense Gender/Number Form Masculine singular מְגָרֵשׁ Feminine singular מְגָרֶשֶׁת Masculine plural מְגָרְשִׁים Feminine plural מְגָרְשׁוֹת Future (Imperfect) Tense Person Form 1st person singular אֲגָרֵשׁ 2nd person masculine singular תְּגָרֵשׁ 2nd person feminine singular תְּגָרְשִׁי 3rd person masculine singular יְגָרֵשׁ 3rd person feminine singular תְּגָרֵשׁ 1st person plural נְגָרֵשׁ 2nd person masculine plural תְּגָרְשׁוּ 2nd person feminine plural תְּגָרֵשְׁנָה 3rd person plural יְגָרְשׁוּ Imperative Mood Person Form 2nd person masculine singular גָּרֵשׁ 2nd person feminine singular גָּרְשִׁי 2nd person masculine plural גָּרְשׁוּ 2nd person feminine plural גָּרֵשְׁנָה   Usage in Scripture Genesis 3:24 – וַיְגָרֶשׁ אֶת־הָאָדָם “So He drove out the man.”… Learn Hebrew

The Hebrew verb גָּנַב (root: ג-נ-ב) means “to steal,” “to carry away secretly,” or “to deceive” in certain contexts. It is most often used in the context of theft—whether property, people (as in kidnapping), or abstractly in acts of stealth and trickery. This verb appears primarily in the Qal binyan for basic theft and in the Pual (to be stolen). It is often found in legal texts, commandments, and narratives involving wrongdoing.   Qal Binyan Conjugation of גָּנַב (“to steal”) Past (Perfect) Tense Person Form 1st person singular גָּנַבְתִּי 2nd person masculine singular גָּנַבְתָּ 2nd person feminine singular גָּנַבְתְּ 3rd person masculine singular גָּנַב 3rd person feminine singular גָּנְבָה 1st person plural גָּנַבְנוּ 2nd person masculine plural גְּנַבְתֶּם 2nd person feminine plural גְּנַבְתֶּן 3rd person plural גָּנְבוּ Present (Participle) Tense Gender/Number Form Masculine singular גּוֹנֵב Feminine singular גּוֹנֶבֶת Masculine plural גּוֹנְבִים Feminine plural גּוֹנְבוֹת Future (Imperfect) Tense Person Form 1st person singular אֶגְנֹב 2nd person masculine singular תִּגְנֹב 2nd person feminine singular תִּגְנְבִי 3rd person masculine singular יִגְנֹב 3rd person feminine singular תִּגְנֹב 1st person plural נִגְנֹב 2nd person masculine plural תִּגְנְבוּ 2nd person feminine plural תִּגְנֹבְנָה 3rd person plural יִגְנְבוּ Imperative Mood Person Form 2nd person masculine singular גְּנֹב 2nd person feminine singular גִּנְבִי 2nd person masculine plural גִּנְבוּ 2nd person feminine plural גְּנֹבְנָה   Usage in Scripture Exodus 20:15 – לֹא תִּגְנֹב “You shall not steal.”… Learn Hebrew