Proverbs 29:25:4Prov.29.25.W4TAB
מוֹקֵ֑שׁ
mokesh
“a snare or trap”
- Transliteration
- mo-KESH
- Extended
- moh-KEESH
- IPA
- /moːˈqeːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- a snare or trap
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mo-KESH
- clause
khe-RE-dat a-DAM yit-TEN mo-KESH
- sentence
khe-RE-dat a-DAM yit-TEN mo-KESH u-vo-TE-akh ba-ye-ho-VAH ye-su-GAV
Exegesis
The imperfect verb yitten {יִתֵּן | yiṯ-ṯên} expresses a customary result, taking mokes {מוֹקֵשׁ | mō-Qēš} ‘snare’ as its direct object.
Root and etymology
ק־ו־שׁ
“to snare, lay a trap”
In context — Proverbs 29:25
The fear of man lays a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD will be set high.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 29:25:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 29:25, so the Hebrew word מוֹקֵ֑שׁ (mokesh) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Prov.29.25.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.29.25.W4.S1) and character.