Net
מִכְמָרStrong’s H4364makhmar (makh-mar)
Appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Makhmar is the Hebrew word usually translated “own nets his” and “net”. It appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
“Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst that I withal escape.”
Meaning
- Net, snare
- Net, snare
How it's translated
- in own nets his 1
- a net 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Psalms 1
- Isaiah 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Hebrew dictionary
מִכְמָר makhmar · net
net, snare Also means: mak.mor (מַכְמֹר "net" H4364B)
מַכְמֹר makmor · net
net, snare Another spelling of makh.mar (מִכְמָר "net" H4364A)
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “net” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
NET, noun
- An instrument for catching fish and fowls, or wild beasts, formed with twine or thread interwoven with meshes.
- A cunning device; a snare.
- Inextricable difficulty. Job 18:8
- Severe afflictions. Job 19:6
All definitions and other forms of “net”
NET, verb transitive
To make a net or net-work; to knot.
NET, adjective
[See Neat]
- Neat; pure; unadulterated.
- Being without flaw or spot.
- Being beyond all charges or outlay; as net profits.
- Being clear of all tare and tret, or all deductions; as net weight.
NET, verb transitive
To produce clear profit.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.