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yāqōš יָקֹשׁ ‘to snare’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: a primitive root

yāqōš v
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

Mentioned in Deuteronomy 7:25 Isaiah 28:13, 8:15 Jeremiah 50:24 Psalms 141:9, 124:7 Proverbs 6:2 Ecclesiastes 9:12

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