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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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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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 - dixerunt autem servi Pharaonis ad eum usquequo patiemur hoc scandalum dimitte homines ut sacrificent Domino Deo suo nonne vides quod perierit Aegyptus

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 23:33

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:33 - non habitent in terra tua ne forte peccare te faciant in me si servieris diis eorum quod tibi certo erit in scandalum

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 34:12

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:12 - cave ne umquam cum habitatoribus terrae illius iungas amicitias quae tibi sint in ruinam

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 7:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:16 - devorabis omnes populos quos Dominus Deus tuus daturus est tibi non parcet eis oculus tuus nec servies diis eorum ne sint in ruinam tui

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 23:13 - iam nunc scitote quod Dominus Deus vester non eas deleat ante faciem vestram sed sint vobis in foveam ac laqueum et offendiculum ex latere vestro et sudes in oculis vestris donec vos auferat atque disperdat de terra hac optima quam tradidit vobis

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:3 - quam ob rem nolui delere eos a facie vestra ut habeatis hostes et dii eorum sint vobis in ruinam

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 8:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:27 - fecitque ex eo Gedeon ephod et posuit illud in civitate sua Ephra fornicatusque est omnis Israhel in eo et factum est Gedeoni et omni domui eius in ruinam

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 18:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:21 - dixitque Saul dabo eam illi ut fiat ei in scandalum et sit super eum manus Philisthinorum dixit ergo Saul ad David in duabus rebus gener meus eris hodie

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:6 - funes inferi circumdederunt me praevenerunt me laquei mortis

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:30 - qui regnare facit hominem hypocritam propter peccata populi

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 40:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:24 - [Vulgate 40:19] in oculis eius quasi hamo capiet eum et in sudibus perforabit nares eius

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:5 - [Vulgate 17:6] funes inferi circumdederunt me praevenerunt me laquei mortis

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 64:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 64:5 - [Vulgate 63:6] subito sagittabunt eum et non timebunt confortaverunt sibi sermonem pessimum narraverunt ut absconderent laqueos dixerunt quis videbit nos

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:22 - [Vulgate 68:23] sit mensa eorum coram eis in laqueum et in retributiones ad corruendum

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:36

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:36 - [Vulgate 105:36] et servierunt sculptilibus eorum et factum est eis in scandalum

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 140:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:5 - [Vulgate 139:6] absconderunt superbi laqueum mihi et funibus extenderunt rete iuxta semitam offendiculum posuerunt mihi semper

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 141:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 141:9 - [Vulgate 140:9] custodi me de manibus laquei quod posuerunt mihi et de offendiculis operantium iniquitatem

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:13 - propter peccata labiorum ruina proximat malo effugiet autem iustus de angustia

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 13:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:14 - lex sapientis fons vitae ut declinet a ruina mortis

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:27 - timor Domini fons vitae ut declinet a ruina mortis

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 18:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:7 - os stulti contritio eius et labia illius ruina animae eius

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 20:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:25 - ruina est hominis devorare sanctos et post vota tractare

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 22:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:25 - ne forte discas semitas eius et sumas scandalum animae tuae

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 29:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:6 - peccantem virum iniquum involvet laqueus et iustus laudabit atque gaudebit

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 29:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:25 - qui timet hominem cito corruet qui sperat in Domino sublevabitur

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:14 - et erit vobis in sanctificationem in lapidem autem offensionis et in petram scandali duabus domibus Israhel in laqueum et in ruinam habitantibus Hierusalem

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 3:5 - numquid cadet avis in laqueum terrae absque aucupe numquid auferetur laqueus de terra antequam quid ceperit
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