Strong's H4170

מוֹקֵשׁ

Language:: Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament)

Definition

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

Derivation

or מֹקֵשׁ; from H3369 (יָקֹשׁ);

KJV Translation

In the King James Version, מוֹקֵשׁ is translated as: be ensnared, gin, (is) snare(-d), trap..

About Strong's Concordance

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, compiled by James Strong in 1890, assigns a unique number to every Hebrew and Aramaic root word in the Old Testament. The Hebrew dictionary covers all 8,674 root words. This entry is in the public domain.