- Original: מקשׁ מוקשׁ - Transliteration: Mowqesh - Phonetic: mo-kashe' - Definition: 1. bait, lure, snare - Origin: from H3369 - TWOT entry: 906c - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: From H3369 ; a noose (for catching animals) (literally or figuratively); by implication a hook (for the nose): - be ensnared gin (is) snare (-d) trap. Total KJV Occurrences: 27 • ensnared, 1 Job 34:30 • gin, 1 Amos 3:5 • gins, 2 Psalm 140:5; Psalm 141:9 • privily, 1 Psalm 64:5 • snare, 14 Exodus 10:7; Exodus 23:33; Exodus 34:12; Deuteronomy 7:16; Judges 2:3; Judges 8:27; 1 Samuel 18:21; Psalm 106:36; Proverbs 18:7; Proverbs 20:25; Proverbs 22:25; Proverbs 29:6; Proverbs 29:25; Isaiah 8:14 • snared, 1 Proverbs 12:13 • snares, 5 2 Samuel 22:6; Job 40:24; Psalm 18:5; Proverbs 13:14; Proverbs 14:27 • trap, 1 Psalm 69:22 • traps, 1 Joshua 23:13