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מוֹקֵשׁ

mo.qeshsnareHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine27 occurrences11 books27 verses

Definition

or מֹקֵשׁ; from H3369; a noose (for catching animals) (literally or figuratively); by implication, a hook (for the nose)
Traditional renderings: be ensnared, gin, (is) snare(-d), trap.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders מוֹקֵשׁ:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

27 total
  1. Exodus 10:7לְמוֹקֵ֔שׁ · a snare
    Pharaoh’s officials asked him, “How long will this man be a snare to us? Let the people go, so that they may worship the LORD their God. Do you not yet realize that Egypt lies in ruins?”
  2. Exodus 23:33לְמוֹקֵֽשׁ׃פ · a snare
    They must not remain in your land, lest they cause you to sin against Me. For if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to you.”
  3. Exodus 34:12לְמוֹקֵ֖שׁ · a snare
    Be careful not to make a treaty with the inhabitants of the land you are entering, lest they become a snare in your midst.
  4. Deuteronomy 7:16מוֹקֵ֥שׁ · will be a snare
    You must destroy all the peoples the LORD your God will deliver to you. Do not look on them with pity. Do not worship their gods, for that will be a snare to you.
  5. Joshua 23:13וּלְמוֹקֵ֗שׁ · and a trap
    …know for sure that the LORD your God will no longer drive out these nations before you. Instead, they will become for you a snare and a trap, a scourge in your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land that the LORD your God has given you.
  6. Judges 2:3לְמוֹקֵֽשׁ׃ · a snare
    So now I tell you that I will not drive out these people before you; they will be thorns in your sides, and their gods will be a snare to you.”
  7. Judges 8:27לְמוֹקֵֽשׁ׃ · a snare
    From all this Gideon made an ephod, which he placed in Ophrah, his hometown. But soon all Israel prostituted themselves by worshiping it there, and it became a snare to Gideon and his household.
  8. 1 Samuel 18:21לְמוֹקֵ֔שׁ · a snare
    “I will give her to David,” Saul thought, “so that she may be a snare to him, and the hand of the Philistines may be against him.” So Saul said to David, “For a second time now you can be my son-in-law.”
  9. 2 Samuel 22:6מֹֽקְשֵׁי־ · the snares
    The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.
  10. Job 34:30מִמֹּ֥קְשֵׁי · or lay snares
    …that godless men should not rule or lay snares for the people.
  11. Job 40:24בְּ֝מֽוֹקְשִׁ֗ים · with a snare
    Can anyone capture him as he looks on, or pierce his nose with a snare?
  12. Psalm 18:5מ֣וֹקְשֵׁי · the snares
    The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.
  13. Psalm 64:5מוֹקְשִׁ֑ים · their snares
    They hold fast to their evil purpose; they speak of hiding their snares. “Who will see them?” they say.
  14. Psalm 69:22לְמוֹקֵֽשׁ׃ · and a trap
    May their table become a snare; may it be a retribution and a trap.
  15. Psalm 106:36לְמוֹקֵֽשׁ׃ · a snare to them
    They worshiped their idols, which became a snare to them.
  16. Psalm 140:5מֹקְשִׁ֖ים · and lures
    The proud hide a snare for me; the cords of their net are spread along the path, and lures are set out for me. Selah
  17. Psalm 141:9וּ֝מֹקְשׁ֗וֹת · and from the lures
    Keep me from the snares they have laid for me, and from the lures of evildoers.
  18. Proverbs 12:13מוֹקֵ֣שׁ · man is trapped
    An evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech, but a righteous man escapes from trouble.
  19. Proverbs 13:14מִמֹּ֥קְשֵׁי · from the snares
    The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning one from the snares of death.
  20. Proverbs 14:27מִמֹּ֥קְשֵׁי · from the snares
    The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, turning a man from the snares of death.
  21. Proverbs 18:7מוֹקֵ֥שׁ · [are] a snare
    A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
  22. Proverbs 20:25מוֹקֵ֣שׁ · It is a trap
    It is a trap for a man to dedicate something rashly, only later to reconsider his vows.
  23. Proverbs 22:25מוֹקֵ֣שׁ · in a snare
    …or you may learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.
  24. Proverbs 29:6מוֹקֵ֑שׁ · is caught
    An evil man is caught by his own sin, but a righteous one sings and rejoices.
  25. Proverbs 29:25מוֹקֵ֑שׁ · a snare
    The fear of man is a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is set securely on high.
  26. Isaiah 8:14וּלְמוֹקֵ֔שׁ · and a snare
    And He will be a sanctuary—but to both houses of Israel a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense, to the dwellers of Jerusalem a trap and a snare.
  27. Amos 3:5וּמוֹקֵ֖שׁ · bait
    Does a bird land in a snare where no bait has been set? Does a trap spring from the ground when it has nothing to catch?