gan.nav is a Hebrew noun for a person who steals, appearing in legal cases, moral warnings, and comparisons for clandestine intrusion.

The noun identifies a person who commits theft, whether addressed in laws of restitution and kidnapping, condemned in moral and prophetic settings, or used as the familiar figure in comparisons of secret nighttime entry. Its singular and plural forms refer to the same kind of offender in the supplied verses.

1. A person who steals · dominant

   In Exodus 22:7, the masculine singular absolute form occurs in the case of property taken from a house, where the APB renders the clause "if the thief is found he shall make restitution with two." Deuteronomy 24:7 applies the same singular form to a man found kidnapping and selling an Israelite; Isaiah 1:23 uses the masculine plural for people with whom rulers are associated. In Jeremiah 49:9 and Joel 2:9, thieves provide the comparison for nighttime destruction or entry.

   Exodus 22:7Deuteronomy 24:7Isaiah 1:23Proverbs 6:30Jeremiah 49:9Joel 2:9

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB commonly presents the noun as "thief" or "thieves," including legal, moral, and comparative clauses. Its surrounding descriptions confirm the setting rather than supply a separate definition for each occurrence.