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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

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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 H6547 servants H5650 said H559 unto him, How long shall this man be a snare H4170 unto us? let the men H582 go, H7971 that they may serve H5647 the LORD H3068 their God: H430 knowest H3045 thou not yet H2962 that Egypt H4714 is destroyed? H6

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:33 - They shall not dwell H3427 in thy land, H776 lest they make thee sin H2398 against me: for if thou serve H5647 their gods, H430 it will surely be a snare H4170 unto thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:12 - Take heed H8104 to thyself, lest thou make H3772 a covenant H1285 with the inhabitants H3427 of the land H776 whither thou goest, H935 lest it be for a snare H4170 in the midst H7130 of thee:

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:16 - And thou shalt consume H398 all the people H5971 which the LORD H3068 thy God H430 shall deliver H5414 thee; thine eye H5869 shall have no pity H2347 upon them: neither shalt thou serve H5647 their gods; H430 for that will be a snare H4170 unto thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 23:13 - Know H3045 for a certainty H3045 that the LORD H3068 your God H430 will no more H3254 drive out H3423 any of these nations H1471 from before H6440 you; but they shall be snares H6341 and traps H4170 unto you, and scourges H7850 in your sides, H6654 and thorns H6796 in your eyes, H5869 until ye perish H6 from off this good H2896 land H127 which the LORD H3068 your God H430 hath given H5414 you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:3 - Wherefore I also said, H559 I will not drive them out H1644 from before H6440 you; but they shall be as thorns in your sides, H6654 and their gods H430 shall be a snare H4170 unto you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:27 - And Gideon H1439 made H6213 an ephod H646 thereof, and put H3322 it in his city, H5892 even in Ophrah: H6084 and all Israel H3478 went thither a whoring H2181 after H310 it: which thing became a snare H4170 unto Gideon, H1439 and to his house. H1004

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:21 - And Saul H7586 said, H559 I will give H5414 him her, that she may be a snare H4170 to him, and that the hand H3027 of the Philistines H6430 may be against him. Wherefore Saul H7586 said H559 to David, H1732 Thou shalt this day H3117 be my son in law H2859 in the one of the twain. H8147

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:6 - The sorrows H2256 of hell H7585 compassed me about; H5437 the snares H4170 of death H4194 prevented H6923 me;

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:30 - That the hypocrite H120 H2611 reign H4427 not, lest the people H5971 be ensnared. H4170

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 40:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:24 - He taketh H3947 it with his eyes: H5869 his nose H639 pierceth through H5344 snares. H4170

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:5 - The sorrows H2256 of hell H7585 compassed me about: H5437 the snares H4170 of death H4194 prevented H6923 me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 64:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 64:5 - They encourage H2388 themselves in an evil H7451 matter: H1697 they commune H5608 of laying H2934 ➔ snares H4170 privily; H2934 they say, H559 Who shall see H7200 them?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:22 - Let their table H7979 become a snare H6341 before H6440 them: and that which should have been for their welfare, H7965 let it become a trap. H4170

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:36

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:36 - And they served H5647 their idols: H6091 which were a snare H4170 unto them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 140:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:5 - The proud H1343 have hid H2934 a snare H6341 for me, and cords; H2256 they have spread H6566 a net H7568 by the wayside; H3027 H4570 they have set H7896 gins H4170 for me. Selah. H5542

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 141:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 141:9 - Keep H8104 me from the snares H3027 H6341 which they have laid H3369 for me, and the gins H4170 of the workers H6466 of iniquity. H205

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:13 - The wicked H7451 is snared H4170 by the transgression H6588 of his lips: H8193 but the just H6662 shall come out H3318 of trouble. H6869

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 13:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:14 - The law H8451 of the wise H2450 is a fountain H4726 of life, H2416 to depart H5493 from the snares H4170 of death. H4194

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:27 - The fear H3374 of the LORD H3068 is a fountain H4726 of life, H2416 to depart H5493 from the snares H4170 of death. H4194

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 18:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:7 - A fool's H3684 mouth H6310 is his destruction, H4288 and his lips H8193 are the snare H4170 of his soul. H5315

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 20:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:25 - It is a snare H4170 to the man H120 who devoureth H3216 that which is holy, H6944 and after H310 vows H5088 to make enquiry. H1239

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 22:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:25 - Lest thou learn H502 his ways, H734 and get H3947 a snare H4170 to thy soul. H5315

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 29:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:6 - In the transgression H6588 of an evil H7451 man H376 there is a snare: H4170 but the righteous H6662 doth sing H7442 and rejoice. H8056

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 29:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:25 - The fear H2731 of man H120 bringeth H5414 a snare: H4170 but whoso putteth his trust H982 in the LORD H3068 shall be safe. H7682

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:14 - And he shall be for a sanctuary; H4720 but for a stone H68 of stumbling H5063 and for a rock H6697 of offence H4383 to both H8147 the houses H1004 of Israel, H3478 for a gin H6341 and for a snare H4170 to the inhabitants H3427 of Jerusalem. H3389

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 3:5 - Can a bird H6833 fall H5307 in a snare H6341 upon the earth, H776 where no gin H4170 is for him? shall one take up H5927 a snare H6341 from the earth, H127 and have taken H3920 nothing at all? H3920
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