Quick Definition
to lure
Strong's Definition
to set a trap
Derivation: a primitive root; to bend; used only as denominative for H3369 (יָקֹשׁ),
KJV Usage: lay a snare.
TWOT Reference: 2006
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) (Qal) to lay bait or lure, lay a snare, lure
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
קוּשׁ (qosh) — to lure. (Qal) to lay bait or lure, lay a snare, lure
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
verb · יקשׁ · נקשׁ
Control | verb qal
to entrap, to ensnare = action by which someone places a trap ► in order to catch an animal; ≈ associated with aggression and control
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
[קוּשׁ] vb. lay bait, lure;—Qal Is 29:21 ref