To snare
נָקַשׁStrong’s H5367naqash (na-qash)
Appears in 5 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Naqash is the Hebrew word usually translated “should be ensnared”, “setting traps” and “striking down”. It appears in 5 verses of the Old Testament.
“Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following them, after that they be destroyed from before thee; and that thou enquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise.”
Meaning
- To knock, strike, bring down(Qal) to strike down · (Niphal) to be thrust after, be impelled · (Piel) to strike at, take aim at · (Hithpael) to be struck
- (CLBL) to ensnare(Qal) to ensnare · (Niphal) to be ensnared · (Piel) to lay snares · (Hithpael) to lay snares
How it's translated
- you should be ensnared 1
- setting traps 1
- striking down 1
- and they set traps 1
- may he strike 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Psalms 3
- Deuteronomy 1
- 1 Samuel 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Samuel 28:9And the woman said unto him, Behold, thou knowest what Saul hath done, how he hath cut off those that have familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land: wherefore then layest thou a snare for my life, to cause me to die?
- Psalms 9:16The LORD is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.
- Psalms 38:12They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.
- Psalms 109:11Let the extortioner catch all that he hath; and let the strangers spoil his labour.
Hebrew dictionary
נָקַשׁ naqash · to snare
1) to knock, strike, bring down 1a) (Qal) to strike down 1b) (Niphal) to be thrust after, be impelled 1c) (Piel) to strike at, take aim at 1d) (Hithpael) to be struck 2) (CLBL) to ensnare 2a) (Qal) to ensnare 2b) (Niphal) to be ensnared 2c) (Piel) to lay snares 2d) (Hithpael) to lay snares
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “snare” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SNARE, noun
- An instrument for catching animals, particularly fowls, by the leg.
- Any thing by which one is entangled and brought into trouble. 1 Corinthians 7:35Proverbs 18:7“A fool's lip are the snare of his soul” Proverbs 18:7
All definitions and other forms of “snare”
SNARE, verb transitive
To catch with a snare; to ensnare; to entangle; to bring into unexpected evil, perplexity or danger. The wicked is snared in the work of his own hands.
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.