Strong's Definition
a primitive root; to ensnare (literally or figuratively)
KJV Usage: fowler (lay a) snare
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
יָקֹשׁ (ya.qosh) — to snare. 1) to lure, entice, snare, lay a snare or lure, set a trap 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to lay snares (fig. of devices of wicked) 1a2) fowlers (participle) 1b) (Niphal) to be ensnared, be caught by a bait 1c) (Pual) to be entrapped
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
verb · יָקֹושׁ · מֹוקֵשׁ · נקשׁ · קושׁ
Control | verb pu'al | ≈ אחז
to entrap, to ensnare = causative action by which someone places a net or trap in such a way that it is not readily seen ► for the purpose of catching animals and birds; ≈ associated with aggression and oppression
Control | verb qal, verb nif | ≈ לכד
to entrap, to ensnare = causative action by which humans try to gain control over other humans in an unjust way, ◄ as if they were animals caught in a net or trap
DEU 7:25 · PSA 141:9 · PRO 6:2 · ISA 8:15 · ISA 28:13 · JER 50:24
Professions | verb qal
hunter, fowler = someone who has made it his profession to catch animals and birds with the help of nets and traps; ≈ associated with aggression and oppression
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
[יָקֹשׁ] vb. lay a bait or lure, then gen. lay snares Qal lay snares; Pt. as subst. bait-layers, fowlers
Niph. be caught by bait, ensnared
Pu. entrapped
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