נָקַשׁ
nâqash · naw-kash'
to entrap (with a noose), literally or figuratively
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
to entrap (with a noose), literally or figuratively
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: catch (lay a) snare.
Letters
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
- קQof100
Picture: the back of the head, or the sun on the horizon
- Concrete
- back of the head · rising sun · circle
- Extended
- what is behind · the last · a cycle · to come around again
- שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
- Concrete
- teeth · sharp · press · bow
- Extended
- to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the seed, life continuing › what comes behind, the returning cycle › to consume, to destroy
The seed, life continuing of what comes behind, the returning cycle that works to consume, to destroy.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of נָקַשׁ above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
5 occurrences · 5 OT · 0 NT · 5 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- to thyself that thou be not snared1 · 20%
- wherefore then layest thou a snare1 · 20%
- is snared1 · 20%
- lay snares1 · 20%
- catch1 · 20%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.