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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 - Par`oh's servants said to him, "How long will this man be a snare to us? Let the men go, that they may serve the LORD, their God. Don't you yet know that Mitzrayim is destroyed?

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 23:33

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:33 - They shall not dwell in your land, lest they make you sin against me, for if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to you."

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 34:12

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:12 - Be careful, lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land where you are going, lest it be for a snare in the midst of you:

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 7:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:16 - You shall consume all the peoples who the LORD your God shall deliver to you; your eye shall not pity them: neither shall you serve their gods; for that will be a snare to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 23:13

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:3 - Therefore 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 to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 8:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:27 - Gid`on made an efod of it, and put it in his city, even in Ofrat: and all Yisra'el played the prostitute after it there; and it became a snare to Gid`on, and to his house.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 18:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:21 - Sha'ul said, I will give her to him, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Pelishtim may be against him. Therefore Sha'ul said to David, You shall 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 She'ol were round about me; The snares of death came on me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:30 - That the godless man may not reign, That there be no one 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 She'ol were round about me; The snares of death came on me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 64:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 64:5 - They encourage themselves in evil plans. They talk about laying snares secretly. 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. May it become a retribution and a trap.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:36

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 140:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:5 - The proud have hidden a snare for me, They have spread the cords of a net by the path. They have set traps 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, From the traps of the workers of iniquity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:13 - An evil man is trapped by sinfulness of lips, But the righteous shall come out of trouble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 13:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:14 - The teaching of the wise is a spring of life, To turn from the snares of death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:27 - The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, Turning people 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 a snare to his soul.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 20:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:25 - It is a snare to a man make a rash dedication, And later reconsider his vows.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 22:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:25 - Lest you learn his ways, And ensnare your soul.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 29:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:6 - An evil man is snared by his sin, But the righteous can sing and be glad.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 29:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:25 - The fear of man proves to be a snare, But whoever puts his trust in the LORD is kept safe.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:14 - He shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offense to both the houses of Yisra'el, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Yerushalayim.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 3:5 - Can a bird fall in a trap on the eretz, Where no snare is set for him? Does a snare spring up from the ground, When there is nothing to catch?
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