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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #4170 - מֹקֵשׁ

Transliteration

môwqêsh

Phonetics

mo-kashe', mo-kashe'

Origin

from (H3369)

Parts of Speech

masculine noun

TWOT

906c

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

bait, lure, snare

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 1029 ‑ βρόχος (brokh'‑os); 3803 ‑ παγίς (pag‑ece'); 3803 ‑ παγίς (pag‑ece'); 4348 ‑ πρόσκομμα (pros'‑kom‑mah); 4625 ‑ σκάνδαλον (skan'‑dal‑on); 4643 ‑ σκληρότης (sklay‑rot'‑ace);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (25)

Exodus 3

Deuteronomy 1

Joshua 1

Judges 2

1 Samuel 1

2 Samuel 1

Job 1

Psalms 5

Proverbs 8

Isaiah 1

Amos 1

BSB (27)

Exodus 3

Deuteronomy 1

Joshua 1

Judges 2

1 Samuel 1

2 Samuel 1

Job 2

Psalms 6

Proverbs 8

Isaiah 1

Amos 1

CSB (24)

Exodus 3

Deuteronomy 1

Joshua 1

Judges 2

1 Samuel 1

2 Samuel 1

Job 2

Psalms 6

Proverbs 8

Isaiah 1

Amos 1

ESV (27)

Exodus 3

Deuteronomy 1

Joshua 1

Judges 2

1 Samuel 1

2 Samuel 1

Job 2

Psalms 6

Proverbs 8

Isaiah 1

Amos 1

KJV (27)

Exodus 3

Deuteronomy 1

Joshua 1

Judges 2

1 Samuel 1

2 Samuel 1

Job 2

Psalms 6

Proverbs 8

Isaiah 1

Amos 1

LEB (25)

Exodus 3

Deuteronomy 1

Joshua 1

Judges 2

1 Samuel 1

2 Samuel 1

Job 1

Psalms 6

Proverbs 7

Isaiah 1

Amos 1

LSB (28)

Exodus 3

Deuteronomy 1

Joshua 1

Judges 2

1 Samuel 1

2 Samuel 1

Job 2

Psalms 7

Proverbs 8

Isaiah 1

Amos 1

N95 (21)

Exodus 3

Deuteronomy 1

Joshua 1

Judges 2

1 Samuel 1

2 Samuel 1

Job 2

Proverbs 8

Isaiah 1

Amos 1

NAS (28)

Exodus 3

Deuteronomy 1

Joshua 1

Judges 2

1 Samuel 1

2 Samuel 1

Job 2

Psalms 7

Proverbs 8

Isaiah 1

Amos 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (26)

Exodus 3

Deuteronomy 1

Joshua 1

Judges 2

1 Samuel 1

2 Samuel 1

Job 1

Psalms 6

Proverbs 8

Isaiah 1

Amos 1

ASV (25)

a snare 2

and a trap 1

and for a snare 1

are the snare 1

for me, and from the gins 1

for that will be a snare unto thee 1

from the snares 2

gins 1

him her, that she may be a snare 1

is a snare 1

it is a snare 1

it there; and it became a snare 1

it will surely be a snare unto thee 1

lest it be for a snare 1

me; the snares 2

not, that there be none to ensnare 1

shall be a snare unto you 1

snares 1

there is a snare 1

unto him, how long shall this man be a snare 1

where no gin 1

which became a snare unto them 1

BSB (27)

The Berean Standard Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

CSB (24)

a snare 2

a trap 2

bait 1

caught 1

ensnare 1

in a snare 1

is trapped 1

snare 6

snares 2

the snares 3

trap 4

ESV (27)

ensnare 1

ensnared 2

no trap 1

snare 14

snares 7

trap 2

KJV (27)

ensnared 1

gin 1

gins 2

snare 14

snared 1

snares 6

trap 1

traps 1

LEB (25)

a snare 6

a snare for us 1

a snare to them 1

a snare to you 1

a trap for you 1

and a snare 1

and a trap 1

and from the snares of 1

are a snare to 1

is a snare 1

is ensnared 1

it is a snare to 1

snare for it 1

snares 1

snares for me 1

the snares of 3

will be a snare for you 1

with a snare 1

LSB (28)

bait 1

ensnared 1

snare 13

snares 9

trap 4

N95 (21)

bait 1

barbs 1

ensnared 2

snare 10

snares 4

trap 3

NAS (28)

barbs 1

device 1

ensnared 2

snare 11

snares 8

trap 5

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (26)

and a snare 1

and a trap 2

are a snare 1

ensnare 1

for that will be a snare to you 1

from the snares 1

in a trap 1

is snared 1

it is a snare 1

it will surely be a snare to you 1

lest it be for a snare 1

man is trapped 1

people from the snares 1

shall be a snare to you 1

snares 1

that there be no one to ensnare 1

to be a snare 1

traps 1

which became a snare to them 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

1435) s q (קסה QSh) AC: Gather CO: Stalk AB: ?: The pictograph q is a picture of the sun at the horizon and the gathering of the light, the s is a picture of the teeth representing pressure. Combined these mean "bring together and pressed". Once the grain stalks are harvested from the field, it is gathered into bundles and secured with a cord in the middle.

A) s q (קסה QSh) AC: ? CO: Stubble AB: ?: The stiff part of the stalk that remains in the ground. The stiffness a branch for making bows or snares.

N^m) s q (קסה QSh) - Stubble: KJV (16): stubble - Strongs: H7179 (קַשׁ)

N^f2) t s q (קסהת QShT) - Bow: Made from a stiff branch to shoot arrows. KJV (77): bow - Strongs: H7198 (קֶשֶׁת)

f^m) i s q (קסהי QShY) - Stubbornness: As stiff. KJV (1): stubbornness - Strongs: H7190 (קְשִׁי)

B) s s q (קסהסה QShSh) AC: Gather CO: Stalk AB: ?: The stalks of the grain harvested are gathered together and tied into tight bundles. The stiffness of the stalks or a branch.

V) s s q (קסהסה QShSh) - Gather: KJV (8): (vf: Paal) gather - Strongs: H7197 (קָשַׁשׁ)

N^m) s s q (קסהסה QShSh) - Chaff: [df: ssx] KJV (2): chaff - Strongs: H2842 (חֲשַׁשׁ)

E) a s q (קסהא QShA) AC: ? CO: Cucumber AB: ?: A hard vegetable.

d^f) a f s q (קסהוא QShWA) - Cucumber: A hard vegetable. KJV (1): cucumber - Strongs: H7180 (קִשֻּׁאָה)

h^f1) e a s q m (מקסהאה MQShAH) - Cucumber: A hard vegetable. [df: hsqm] KJV (1): cucumber - Strongs: H4750 (מִקְשָׁה)

H) e s q (קסהה QShH) AC: ? CO: Hard AB: ?: The stiffness of the stubble or branch.

V) e s q (קסהה QShH) - Hard: KJV (28): (vf: Paal, Niphal, Hiphil, Piel) harden, hard, grievous - Strongs: H7185 (קָשָׁה)

N^m) e s q (קסהה QShH) - Hard: KJV (36): hard, roughly, cruel, grievous, sore, churlish, hardhearted, heavy - Strongs: H7186 (קָשֶׁה)

h^m) e s q m (מקסהה MQShH) - Hairdo: A well dressed hair. [Unknown connection to root;] KJV (1): hair - Strongs: H4748 (מִקְשֶׁה)

h^f1) e s q m (מקסהה MQShH) - Work: A metal that is formed by being beaten by a hammer. [Unknown connection to root;] KJV (10): beaten, piece, upright - Strongs: H4749 (מִקְשָׁה)

J) s f q (קוסה QWSh) AC: Gather CO: Snare AB: ?: A snare for trapping animals is constructed of a bent branch (as a spring) tied to a trap.

V) s f q (קוסה QWSh) - Snare: KJV (1): (vf: Paal) snare - Strongs: H6983 (קוּשׁ)

L) s q i (יקסה YQSh) AC: Gather CO: Snare AB: ?: A snare for trapping animals is constructed of a bent branch (as a spring) tied to a trap.

V) s q i (יקסה YQSh) - Snare: KJV (8): (vf: Paal, Niphal, Pual, Participle) snare - Strongs: H3369 (יָקַשׁ)

a^m) s q f m (מוקסה MWQSh) - Snare: KJV (27): snare, gin, trap, ensnared - Strongs: H4170 (מֹקֵשׁ)

c^m) s f q i (יקוסה YQWSh) - Snarer: KJV (1): fowler - Strongs: H3352 (יָקוֹשׁ)

d^m) s f q i (יקוסה YQWSh) - Snare: KJV (3): fowler, snare - Strongs: H3353 (יָקוּשׁ)

Adopted Roots:

A2437 S q n (Ensnare)
A2738 H s q (Harden)
A2741 T s q (Archer)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

מוֺקֵשׁ noun masculine^{Proverbs 12:13} properly a bait or lure in a fowler's net; then figurative snare — absolute מוֺקֵשׁ Exodus 10:7 15t.; construct Proverbs 18:7; Proverbs 20:25; plural מוֺקְשִׁים Psalm 64:6; Job 40:24; מֹקְשִׁים Psalm 140:6; construct מוֺקְשֵי Psalm 18:6 3t.; מֹקְשֵׁי 2 Samuel 22:6; f. 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; "" מַּח, חֲבָלִים, רֶשֶׁת), Psalm 141:9 ("" מַּח); a lure or snare for wicked in their transgressions Proverbs 29:6; Psalm 69:23 ("" מַּח); 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.

List of Word Forms

בְּ֝מֽוֹקְשִׁ֗ים במוקשים וּ֝מֹקְשׁ֗וֹת וּלְמוֹקֵ֔שׁ וּלְמוֹקֵ֗שׁ וּמוֹקֵ֖שׁ ולמוקש ומוקש ומקשות לְמוֹקֵ֔שׁ לְמוֹקֵ֖שׁ לְמוֹקֵֽשׁ׃ למוקש למוקש׃ מ֣וֹקְשֵׁי מִמֹּ֥קְשֵׁי מֹֽקְשֵׁי־ מֹקְשִׁ֖ים מוֹקְשִׁ֑ים מוֹקֵ֑שׁ מוֹקֵ֣שׁ מוֹקֵ֥שׁ מוקש מוקשי מוקשים ממקשי מקשי־ מקשים bə·mō·wq·šîm bemokShim bəmōwqšîm lə·mō·w·qêš lemoKesh ləmōwqêš mim·mō·qə·šê mimmōqəšê miMokeshei mō·qə·šê- mō·qə·šîm mō·w·qêš mō·wq·šê mō·wq·šîm moKesh mokeshei mokeShim Mokshei mokShim mōqəšê- mōqəšîm mōwqêš mōwqšê mōwqšîm ū·lə·mō·w·qêš ū·mō·qə·šō·wṯ ū·mō·w·qêš ulemoKesh ūləmōwqêš umoKesh umokeShot ūmōqəšōwṯ ūmōwqêš