Definition
a primitive root; to entrap (with a noose), literally or figuratively
Traditional renderings: catch (lay a) snare.
Traditional renderings: catch (lay a) snare.
Usage patterns
Occurrences
5 total
- Deuteronomy 12:30תִּנָּקֵשׁ֙ · to be ensnared…be careful not to be ensnared by their ways after they have been destroyed before you. Do not inquire about their gods, asking, “How do these nations serve their gods? I will do likewise.”
- 1 Samuel 28:9מִתְנַקֵּ֥שׁ · set a trapBut the woman replied, “Surely you know what Saul has done, how he has killed the mediums and spiritists in the land. Why have you set a trap to get me killed?”
- Psalm 9:16נוֹקֵ֣שׁ · are ensnaredThe LORD is known by the justice He brings; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. Higgaion Selah
- Psalm 38:12וַיְנַקְשׁ֤וּ׀ · lay snaresThose who seek my life lay snares; those who wish me harm speak destruction, plotting deceit all day long.
- Psalm 109:11יְנַקֵּ֣שׁ · seizeMay the creditor seize all he owns, and strangers plunder the fruits of his labor.