HEBREW

מוֹקֵשׁ H4170

môwqêsh · pronounced mo-kashe'

Definition

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

Derivation

or מֹקֵשׁ; from H3369 (יָקֹשׁ);

King James Version Usage

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