Hebrew word study

מוֹקֵשׁmôwqêsh — a noose (for catching animals) (literally or figuratively)

Pronounced “mo-kashe'”

a noose (for catching animals) (literally or figuratively); by implication, a hook (for the nose)

Translated in the King James as: be ensnared, gin, (is) snare(-d), trap.

Appears 27 times in Scripture

Origin: or מֹקֵשׁ; from H3369 (יָקֹשׁ);

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