נָקַשׁ nâqash

Meaning

to entrap (with a noose), literally or figuratively

In the King James Version: catch (lay a) snare.

Derivation: a primitive root;

Where it is used

• Deuteronomy 12:30 be careful not to be ensnared by their ways after they have been destroyed before you. Do not inquire about their gods, asking, “How do these nations serve their gods? I will do likewise.”
• 1 Samuel 28:9 But the woman replied, “Surely you know what Saul has done, how he has killed the mediums and spiritists in the land. Why have you set a trap to get me killed?”
• Psalms 9:16 The LORD is known by the justice He brings; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. Higgaion Selah
• Psalms 38:12 Those who seek my life lay snares; those who wish me harm speak destruction, plotting deceit all day long.
• Psalms 109:11 May the creditor seize all he owns, and strangers plunder the fruits of his labor.