מוֹקֵשׁ (môqēš) is a Hebrew noun meaning a bait. It appears 27 times in 11 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H4170).

Also rendered

• snare

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 906c)

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

• יָקֹשׁ yāqōš — lay a bait
• יָקוּשׁ yāqûš — entangled
• יָקוֹשׁ yāqôš — bait-layer

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