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.
Etymology
or מֹקֵשׁ; from H3369 (יָקֹשׁ);
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“And Pharaoh's servants said unto him, How long shall this man be a snare unto us? let the men go, that they may serve the LORD their God: knowest thou not yet that Egypt is destroyed?”