H3369
יָקֹשׁ
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
Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry
[יָקשׁ] verb lay a bait or lure (see מוֺקֵשׁ), then generally lay snares (see also נקשׁ, קוֺשׁ) —
Qal Perfect יָק֫שְׁתִּי Jer 50:24 יָָֽקְשׁוּ Ps 141:9 Participle plural יוֺקְשִׁים Ps 124:7 — lay snares, figurative of devices of wicked Ps 141:9 (with accusative of congnate meaning with verb); of ׳י's plan to destroy Babylon Jer 50:24 יקשׁתי לך וגם נלכדר; Participle as substantive bait-layers, fowlers Ps 124:7 (compare Ps 141:9) simile Niph`al Perfect נוֺקַ֫שְׁתָּ Prov 6:2 וְנוֺקְשׁוּ consecutive Isa 8:15; Isa 28:13 Imperfect 2 masculine singular תִּוָּקֵשׁ Deut 7:25 be caught by a bait, ensnared, in business entanglements Prov 6:2 in disastrous consequences of idolatry Deut 7:25 (|| נלכד); of those ensnared by ׳י's plans (followed by ונלכדו) Isa 8:15; Isa 28:13. Pu`al Participle יוּקָשִׁים (for מְיוּקָשִׁים, unless this should be read: Ges«GKC:52»§ 52. R. 6; Sta§ 220): entrapped, in circumstances of life Eccl 9:12.
8 occurrences
Deuteronomy (1), Psalms (2), Proverbs (1), Ecclesiastes (1), Isaiah (2), Jeremiah (1)