יָקֹשׁ (yāqōš) is a Hebrew verb meaning lay a bait. It appears 8 times in 6 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H3369).

Also rendered

• to snare

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 906)

Root family 906: יָקֹשׁ yāqōš — lay a snare, set a trap, snare. (ASV, RSV similar.)

• מוֹקֵשׁ môqēš — a bait
• יָקוּשׁ yāqûš — entangled
• יָקוֹשׁ yāqôš — bait-layer

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