מוֹקֵשׁ
Strong's H4170
môwqêsh
/mo-kashe'/
a noose (for catching animals) (literally or figuratively); by implication, a hook (for the nose)
Quick Facts
- Strong's Number
- H4170
- Hebrew
- מוֹקֵשׁ
- Transliteration
- môwqêsh
- Pronunciation
- /mo-kashe'/
- KJV Translations
- 4 distinct renderings
- Language
- Biblical Hebrew
Definition & Etymology
Full Definition
a noose (for catching animals) (literally or figuratively); by implication, a hook (for the nose)
Derivation
or מֹקֵשׁ; from H3369 (יָקֹשׁ);H3369 (yâqôsh)
KJV Translation Breakdown
This Hebrew word is translated as the following in the King James Version:
be ensnaredgin(is) snare(-d)trap
Related Hebrew Words
Words sharing the same root or referenced in the derivation of môwqêsh:
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