môwqêsh (מוֹקֵשׁ) — Strong's H4170

H4170Hebrew

מוֹקֵשׁ

môwqêsh(mo-kashe')

“a noose (for catching animals) (literally or figuratively); by implication, a hook (for the nose)”

27 occurrencesOld TestamentUncommon Word

Definition

Strong’s Definition

a noose (for catching animals) (literally or figuratively); by implication, a hook (for the nose)

Translated in KJV as

be ensnaredgin(is) snare(-d)trap.

or מֹקֵשׁ; from H3369 (יָקֹשׁ);

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“Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no gin is for him? shall one take up a snare from the earth, and have taken nothing at all?”