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mōqēš מוֹקֵשׁ ‘snare’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from yāqōš יָקֹשׁ ‘to snare’
Roots: יקושׁ

mōqēš n, m
1) bait, lure, snare

Mentioned in Exodus 10:7, 23:33, 34:12 Deuteronomy 7:16 Joshua 23:13 Judges 8:27, 2:3 1 Samuel 18:21 2 Samuel 22:6 Isaiah 8:14 Amos 3:5 Psalms 141:9, 64:6, 106:36, 140:6, 69:23, 18:6 Proverbs 20:25, 29:25, 29:6, 22:25, 13:14, 14:27, 12:13, 18:7 Job 34:30, 40:24

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