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Lexicon :: Strong's H4170 - môqēš

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מוֹקֵשׁ
Transliteration
môqēš
Pronunciation
mo-kashe'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 906c

Strong’s Definitions

מוֹקֵשׁ môwqêsh, mo-kashe'; or מֹקֵשׁ môqêsh; from H3369; a noose (for catching animals) (literally or figuratively); by implication, a hook (for the nose):—be ensnared, gin, (is) snare(-d), trap.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 27x

The KJV translates Strong's H4170 in the following manner: snare (20x), gin (3x), trap (2x), ensnared (1x), snared (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 27x
The KJV translates Strong's H4170 in the following manner: snare (20x), gin (3x), trap (2x), ensnared (1x), snared (1x).

  1. bait, lure, snare

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מוֹקֵשׁ môwqêsh, mo-kashe'; or מֹקֵשׁ môqêsh; from H3369; a noose (for catching animals) (literally or figuratively); by implication, a hook (for the nose):—be ensnared, gin, (is) snare(-d), trap.
STRONGS H4170: Abbreviations
† מוֺקֵשׁ noun masculineProverbs 12:13 properly a bait or lure in a fowler's net; then figurative snare — absolute מוֺקֵשׁ Exodus 10:7 + 15 times; construct Proverbs 18:7; Proverbs 20:25; plural מוֺקְשִׁים Psalm 64:6; Job 40:24; מֹקְשִׁים Psalm 140:6; construct מוֺקְשֵי Psalm 18:6 + 3 times; מֹקְשֵׁי 2 Samuel 22:6; feminine מֹקְשׁוֺת Psalm 141:9; bait or lure, in a net for birds Amos 3:5; will not pierce nostril of hippopotamus Job 40:24; elsewhere figurative of what allures and entraps any one to disaster or ruin; Moses a snare to Egyptians Exodus 10:7 (J); מוֺקְשֵׁי עָם Job 34:30, of men who are the ruin of their people; idols and idol-worship a pernicious lure to Israel Exodus 23:33 (JE), Deuteronomy 7:16; Judges 2:3; Judges 8:27; Psalm 106:36; so alliances with Canaanites Exodus 34:12 (JE), Joshua 23:13 (D); Michal, to David 1 Samuel 18:21; of י׳ as cause of ruin to evildoers Isaiah 8:14; of plots of wicked Psalm 64:6; Psalm 140:6 (verb שִׁית; || פַּח, חֲבָלִים, רֶשֶׁת), Psalm 141:9 (|| פַּח); a lure or snare for wicked in their transgressions Proverbs 29:6; Psalm 69:23 (|| פַּח); consisting in transgressions of lips Proverbs 12:13, compare Proverbs 18:7; Proverbs 20:25; in wrathfulness Proverbs 22:25; in fear of man Proverbs 29:25; מָוֶת מ׳ Psalm 18:6 = 2 Samuel 22:6 (|| חֶבְלֵי שְׁאוֺל), Proverbs 13:14; Proverbs 14:27.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

10:7; 10:7; 23:33; 34:12

Deuteronomy

7:16

Joshua

23:13

Judges

2:3; 8:27

1 Samuel

18:21

2 Samuel

22:6; 22:6

Job

34:30; 40:24; 40:24

Psalms

18:6; 18:6; 64:6; 64:6; 69:23; 106:36; 140:6; 140:6; 141:9; 141:9

Proverbs

12:13; 12:13; 13:14; 14:27; 18:7; 18:7; 20:25; 20:25; 22:25; 29:6; 29:25

Isaiah

8:14

Amos

3:5

H4170

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4170 matches the Hebrew מוֹקֵשׁ (môqēš),
which occurs 27 times in 27 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 10:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:7 - 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 Jehovah their God: knowest thou not yet that Egypt is destroyed?

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 23:33

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:33 - They shall not dwell in thy land, lest they make thee sin against me; for if thou serve their gods, it will surely be a snare unto thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 34:12

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:12 - Take heed to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither thou goest, lest it be for a snare in the midst of thee:

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 7:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:16 - And thou shalt consume all the peoples that Jehovah thy God shall deliver unto thee; thine eye shall not pity them: neither shalt thou serve their gods; for that will be a snare unto thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 23:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 23:13 - know for a certainty that Jehovah your God will no more drive these nations from out of your sight; but they shall be a snare and a trap unto you, and a scourge in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until ye perish from off this good land which Jehovah your God hath given you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:3 - Wherefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be as thorns in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare unto you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 8:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:27 - And Gideon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city, even in Ophrah: and all Israel played the harlot after it there; and it became a snare unto Gideon, and to his house.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 18:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:21 - And Saul said, I will give him her, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Wherefore Saul said to David, Thou shalt this day be my son-in-law a second time.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:6 -
The cords of Sheol were round about me;
The snares of death came upon me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:30 -
That the godless man reign not,
That there be none to ensnare the people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 40:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:24 -
Shall any take him when he is on the watch,
Or pierce through his nose with a snare?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:5 -
The cords of Sheol were round about me;
The snares of death came upon me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 64:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 64:5 -
They encourage themselves in an evil purpose;
They commune of laying snares privily;
They say, Who will see them?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:22 -
Let their table before them become a snare;
And when they are in peace, let it become a trap.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:36

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:36 -
And served their idols,
Which became a snare unto them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 140:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:5 -
The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords;
They have spread a net by the wayside;
They have set gins for me.
[Selah

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 141:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 141:9 -
Keep me from the snare which they have laid for me,
And from the gins of the workers of iniquity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:13 -
In the transgression of the lips is a snare to the evil man;
But the righteous shall come out of trouble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 13:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:14 -
The law of the wise is a fountain of life,
That one may depart from the snares of death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:27 -
The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life,
That one may depart from the snares of death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 18:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:7 -
A fool’s mouth is his destruction,
And his lips are the snare of his soul.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 20:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:25 -
It is a snare to a man rashly to say, It is holy,
And after vows to make inquiry.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 22:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:25 -
Lest thou learn his ways,
And get a snare to thy soul.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 29:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:6 -
In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare;
But the righteous doth sing and rejoice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 29:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:25 -
The fear of man bringeth a snare;
But whoso putteth his trust in Jehovah shall be safe.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:14 - And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 3:5 - Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no gin is set for him? shall a snare spring up from the ground, and have taken nothing at all?
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