H4170 — מוֹקֵשׁ (môwqêsh)

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Strong's H4170 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: מוֹקֵשׁ (môwqêsh)

Pronunciation: mo-kashe'

Morphology: n-m

Derivation: or מֹקֵשׁ (môqêsh); from יָקֹשׁ (yâqôsh) [H3369];

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

KJV Renderings: be ensnared, gin, (is) snare(-d), trap.

Senses

  1. bait, lure, snare

Cross References

Strong's Original Transliteration Derivation Definition KJV Renderings
G1029 βρόχος bróchos of uncertain derivation a noose snare
G3803 παγίς pagís from G4078 a trap (as fastened by a noose or notch); figuratively, a trick or statagem (temptation) snare
G4348 πρόσκομμα próskomma from G4350 a stub, i.e. (figuratively) occasion of apostasy offence, stumbling(-block, (-stone))
G4625 σκάνδαλον skándalon ("scandal"); probably from a derivative of G2578 a trap-stick (bent sapling), i.e. snare (figuratively, cause of displeasure or sin) occasion to fall (of stumbling), offence, thing that offends, stumblingblock
G4643 σκληρότης sklērótēs from G4642 callousness, i.e. (figuratively) stubbornness hardness
H3369 יָקֹשׁ yâqôsh a primitive root to ensnare (literally or figuratively) fowler (lay a) snare

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.