TBESH · H4170
מוֹקֵשׁ · mo.qesh · snare
bait, lure, snare
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mo.qesh H4170
מוֹקֵשׁ (mo.qesh) means “snare” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
מוֹקֵשׁ Hebrew · H4170 27 tagged occurrences in 27 verses
Pronunciation guide: mo-kashe' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
Lexicon entries
Strong’s Hebrew dictionary
or מֹקֵשׁ; from H3369 (יָקֹשׁ); a noose (for catching animals) (literally or figuratively); by implication, a hook (for the nose)
KJV glosses: be ensnared, gin, (is) snare(-d), trap.
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How translators render H4170
Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| a snare | 7 |
| and a trap | 2 |
| from the snares | 2 |
| the snares | 2 |
| a snare to them | 1 |
| and a snare | 1 |
| and from the lures | 1 |
| and lures | 1 |
| are a snare | 1 |
| bait | 1 |
| in a snare | 1 |
| is caught | 1 |
| it is a trap | 1 |
| man is trapped | 1 |
| or lay snares | 1 |
| their snares | 1 |
| will be a snare | 1 |
| with a snare | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| a snare | 5 |
| from the snares | 2 |
| snares | 2 |
| the snares | 2 |
| a trap | 1 |
| and for a snare | 1 |
| and traps | 1 |
| be ensnared | 1 |
| for me and the gins | 1 |
| gins | 1 |
| him her that she may be a snare | 1 |
| is snared | 1 |
| it which thing became a snare | 1 |
| it will surely be a snare | 1 |
| lest it be for a snare | 1 |
| shall be a snare | 1 |
| the snare | 1 |
| unto him how long shall this man be a snare | 1 |
| where no gin | 1 |
| which were a snare | 1 |
Verses containing H4170
Page 1 of 1. 27 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
- Exodus 10:7
· BSB · 1 occurrence
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?”
Read word by word - Exodus 23:33
· BSB · 1 occurrence
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.”
Read word by word - Exodus 34:12
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Be careful not to make a treaty with the inhabitants of the land you are entering, lest they become a snare in your midst.
Read word by word - Deuteronomy 7:16
· BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
Read word by word - Joshua 23:13
· BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
Read word by word - Judges 2:3
· BSB · 1 occurrence
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.”
Read word by word - Judges 8:27
· BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
Read word by word - 1 Samuel 18:21
· BSB · 1 occurrence
“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.”
Read word by word - 2 Samuel 22:6
· BSB · 1 occurrence
The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.
Read word by word - Job 34:30
· BSB · 1 occurrence
that godless men should not rule or lay snares for the people.
Read word by word - Job 40:24
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Can anyone capture him as he looks on, or pierce his nose with a snare?
Read word by word - Psalms 18:5
· BSB · 1 occurrence
The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 18.6
- Psalms 64:5
· BSB · 1 occurrence
They hold fast to their evil purpose; they speak of hiding their snares. “Who will see them?” they say.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 64.6
- Psalms 69:22
· BSB · 1 occurrence
May their table become a snare; may it be a retribution and a trap.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 69.23
- Psalms 106:36
· BSB · 1 occurrence
They worshiped their idols, which became a snare to them.
Read word by word - Psalms 140:5
· BSB · 1 occurrence
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
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 140.6
- Psalms 141:9
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Keep me from the snares they have laid for me, and from the lures of evildoers.
Read word by word - Proverbs 12:13
· BSB · 1 occurrence
An evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech, but a righteous man escapes from trouble.
Read word by word - Proverbs 13:14
· BSB · 1 occurrence
The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning one from the snares of death.
Read word by word - Proverbs 14:27
· BSB · 1 occurrence
The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, turning a man from the snares of death.
Read word by word - Proverbs 18:7
· BSB · 1 occurrence
A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
Read word by word - Proverbs 20:25
· BSB · 1 occurrence
It is a trap for a man to dedicate something rashly, only later to reconsider his vows.
Read word by word - Proverbs 22:25
· BSB · 1 occurrence
or you may learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.
Read word by word - Proverbs 29:6
· BSB · 1 occurrence
An evil man is caught by his own sin, but a righteous one sings and rejoices.
Read word by word - Proverbs 29:25
· BSB · 1 occurrence
The fear of man is a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is set securely on high.
Read word by word - Isaiah 8:14
· BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
Read word by word - Amos 3:5
· BSB · 1 occurrence
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?
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