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יָקֹשׁ H3369
H3369 is the Hebrew word יָקֹשׁ, transliterated yâqôsh and said yaw-koshe'. The King James Version most often renders it snared.
What it means
to ensnare (literally or figuratively).
Where it comes from
a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 8 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: fowler (lay a) snare.
Verses using יָקֹשׁ
All 8 verses, quoted in full.
Deuteronomy 7:25 · KJV
The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire: thou shalt not desire the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it unto thee, lest thou be snared therein: for it is an abomination to the LORD thy God.
Psalm 124:7 · KJV
Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.
Psalm 141:9 · KJV
Keep me from the snares which they have laid for me, and the gins of the workers of iniquity.
Proverbs 6:2 · KJV
Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.
Ecclesiastes 9:12 · KJV
For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.
Isaiah 8:15 · KJV
And many among them shall stumble, and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken.
Isaiah 28:13 · KJV
But the word of the LORD was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.
Jeremiah 50:24 · KJV
I have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O Babylon, and thou wast not aware: thou art found, and also caught, because thou hast striven against the LORD.
Common questions
What does Strong's H3369 mean?
H3369 is the Hebrew word יָקֹשׁ (yâqôsh), meaning to ensnare (literally or figuratively).
How is H3369 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it snared (3 times), lest thou be snared (1 time), fowlers (1 time), laid (1 time), art snared (1 time), among others.
How many times does H3369 appear in the Bible?
יָקֹשׁ (yâqôsh) is tagged in 8 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H3369 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.
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