Jump to: ISBE • Easton's • Webster's • Concordance • Thesaurus • Greek • Hebrew • Library • Subtopics • Terms Easton's Bible Dictionary The expression (Amos 3:5), "Shall one take up a snare from the earth?" etc. (Authorized Version), ought to be, as in the Revised Version, "Shall a snare spring up from the ground?" etc. (see GIN.) Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary 1. (n.) A contrivance, often consisting of a noose of cord, or the like, by which a bird or other animal may be entangled and caught; a trap; a gin.2. (n.) Hence, anything by which one is entangled and brought into trouble. 3. (n.) The gut or string stretched across the lower head of a drum. 4. (n.) An instrument, consisting usually of a wire loop or noose, for removing tumors, etc., by avulsion. 5. (v. t.) To catch with a snare; to ensnare; to entangle; hence, to bring into unexpected evil, perplexity, or danger. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia SNAREsnar (pach; pagis, but brochos, in 1 Corinthians 7:35): Over half a dozen Hebrew words are used to indicate different methods of taking birds and animals, of which the snare (pach) is mentioned oftener than any other. It was a noose of hair for small birds, of wire for larger birds or smaller animals. The snares were set in a favorable location and grain scattered to attract the attention of feathered creatures. They accepted the bribe of good feeding and walked into the snare, not suspecting danger. For this reason the snare became particularly applicable in describing a tempting bribe offered by men to lead their fellows into trouble, and the list of references is a long one, all of the same nature. See Exodus 10:7 1 Samuel 18:21; 1 Samuel 28:9; Psalm 11:6; Psalm 18:5, "snares of death"; used symbolically of anything that may kill: 91:3; 124:07:00; 140:05:00; 141:09:00; Proverbs 7:23; Proverbs 13:14; Proverbs 18:7; Proverbs 20:25; Proverbs 22:25; Proverbs 29:25 Ecclesiastes 9:12. But this is a people robbed and plundered; they are all of them snared in holes, and they are hid in prison-houses: they are for a prey, and none delivereth; for a spoil, and none saith, Restore" (Isaiah 41:22). Here it is specified that the snare was in a hole so covered as to conceal it. Jeremiah 18:22 clearly indicates that the digging of a pit to take prey was customary, and also the hiding of the snare for the feet. North American Indians in setting a snare usually figure on catching the bird around the neck. Jeremiah 50:24, "I have laid a snare for thee"; Hosea 9:8, "A fowler's snare is in all his ways"; Amos 3:5 seems to indicate that the snare was set for the feet; Luke 21:34, "But take heed to yourselves, lest haply.... that day come on you suddenly as a snare"; Romans 11:9, "Let their table be made a snare, and a trap"; 1 Corinthians 7:35, "not that I may cast a snare upon you"; 1 Timothy 3:7, "the snare of the devil"; also 6:9 "But they that are minded to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and hurtful lusts, such as drown men in destruction and perdition." SPIRIT, HOLY See HOLY SPIRIT. SPIRIT, UNCLEAN (OR EVIL) See DEMON, DEMONIAC. Greek 3803. pagis -- a trap, snare ... a trap, snare. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: pagis Phonetic Spelling: (pag-ece') Short Definition: a snare, trap Definition: a snare, trap ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3803.htm - 7k 4625. skandalon -- a stick for bait (of a trap), generally a snare ... 4624. skandalizo -- to put a snare (in the way), hence to cause to ... 1029. brochos -- a noose, halter 5604. odin -- a birth pang 1388. dolos -- a bait, fig. craft, deceit 1389. doloo -- to ensnare, fig. to adulterate Strong's Hebrew 4170. moqesh -- a bait or lure, a snare... 4169, 4170. moqesh or moqesh. 4171 . a bait or lure, a snare. Transliteration: moqesh or moqesh Phonetic Spelling: (mo-kashe') Short Definition: snare. ... /hebrew/4170.htm - 6k 4434. malkodeth -- a catching instrument, a snare, trap 6782. tsammim -- perhaps a snare, trap 4364b. mikmar -- a net, snare 7078. qenets -- a snare, net 4364a. makmor -- a net, snare 4364. makmar -- a net, snare 3369. yaqosh -- to lay a bait or lure 5367. naqash -- to knock, strike, hit, strike or bring down 3353. yaqush -- a fowler, trapper Library The Snare of the Fowler Have a Care. Psalm CXXIV. The Same Care must be Taken that Our Speech Proceed not from Evil ... Heathen Plots Psalm XCI. The Second Epistle. Two Ancient Proverbs 2 Timothy ii. 20, 21 Tenth Commandment Thesaurus Snare (69 Occurrences)... Easton's Bible Dictionary The expression (Amos 3:5), "Shall one take up a snare from the earth?" etc. ... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. SNARE. ... /s/snare.htm - 31k Gin (10 Occurrences) Fowler (3 Occurrences) Trap (35 Occurrences) Fowler's (3 Occurrences) Ophrah (9 Occurrences) Bait (3 Occurrences) Snared (11 Occurrences) Snares (24 Occurrences) Serve (407 Occurrences) Bible Concordance Snare (69 Occurrences)Matthew 5:29 If therefore your eye, even the right eye, is a snare to you, tear it out and away with it; it is better for you that one member should be destroyed rather than that your whole body should be thrown into Gehenna. Matthew 5:30 And if your right hand is a snare to you, cut it off and away with it; it is better for you that one member should be destroyed rather than that your whole body should go into Gehenna. Mark 9:42 And whosoever shall be a snare to one of the little ones who believe in me, it were better for him if a millstone were hung about his neck, and he cast into the sea. Mark 9:43 And if thy hand serve as a snare to thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having thy two hands to go away into hell, into the fire unquenchable; Mark 9:45 And if thy foot serve as a snare to thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life lame, than having thy two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire unquenchable; Mark 9:47 And if thine eye serve as a snare to thee, cast it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the hell of fire, Luke 17:2 It would be more profitable for him if a millstone were hanged about his neck and he cast into the sea, than that he should be a snare to one of these little ones. Luke 21:34 But take heed to yourselves, lest haply your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that day come on you suddenly as a snare: Luke 21:35 For it will come like a snare on all those who dwell on the surface of all the earth. Romans 11:9 David says, "Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, a stumbling block, and a retribution to them. Romans 14:20 Do not for food's sake be throwing down God's work. All food is pure; but a man is in the wrong if his food is a snare to others. 1 Corinthians 7:35 This I say for your own profit; not that I may ensnare you, but for that which is appropriate, and that you may attend to the Lord without distraction. 1 Timothy 3:7 Moreover he must have good testimony from those who are outside, to avoid falling into reproach and the snare of the devil. 1 Timothy 6:9 But those who are determined to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful lusts, such as drown men in ruin and destruction. 2 Timothy 2:26 and they may recover themselves out of the devil's snare, having been taken captive by him to his will. Revelation 2:14 But I have a few things against thee: that thou hast there those who hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balak to cast a snare before the sons of Israel, to eat of idol sacrifices and commit fornication. Exodus 10:7 Pharaoh's servants said to him, "How long will this man be a snare to us? Let the men go, that they may serve Yahweh, their God. Don't you yet know that Egypt is destroyed?" Exodus 23:33 They shall not dwell in your land, lest they make you sin against me, for if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to you." Exodus 34:12 Be careful, lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land where you are going, lest it be for a snare in the midst of you: Deuteronomy 7:16 You shall consume all the peoples whom Yahweh your God shall deliver to you; your eye shall not pity them: neither shall you serve their gods; for that will be a snare to you. Joshua 23:13 know for a certainty that Yahweh your God will no longer drive these nations from out of your sight; but they shall be a snare and a trap to you, a scourge in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from off this good land which Yahweh your God has given you. Judges 2:3 Therefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be as thorns in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare to you." Judges 8:27 Gideon made an ephod of it, and put it in his city, even in Ophrah: and all Israel played the prostitute after it there; and it became a snare to Gideon, and to his house. 1 Samuel 18:21 Saul said, I will give her to him, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Therefore Saul said to David, "You shall this day be my son-in-law a second time." 1 Samuel 28:9 The woman said to him, "Behold, you know what Saul has done, how he has cut off those who have familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land. Why then do you lay a snare for my life, to cause me to die?" Job 5:5 whose harvest the hungry eats up, and take it even out of the thorns. The snare gapes for their substance. Job 18:8 For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walketh upon a snare. Job 18:9 A snare will take him by the heel. A trap will catch him. Job 18:10 The snare is laid for him in the ground, and a trap for him in the way. Job 40:24 Shall any take him when he is on the watch, or pierce through his nose with a snare? Psalms 25:15 My eyes are ever on Yahweh, for he will pluck my feet out of the net. Psalms 38:12 They also who seek after my life lay snares. Those who seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and meditate deceits all day long. Psalms 69:22 Let their table before them become a snare. May it become a retribution and a trap. Psalms 91:3 For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, and from the deadly pestilence. Psalms 106:36 They served their idols, which became a snare to them. Psalms 109:11 An exactor layeth a snare for all that he hath, And strangers spoil his labour. Psalms 119:110 The wicked have laid a snare for me, yet I haven't gone astray from your precepts. Psalms 124:7 Our soul has escaped like a bird out of the fowler's snare. The snare is broken, and we have escaped. Psalms 140:5 The proud have hidden a snare for me, they have spread the cords of a net by the path. They have set traps for me. Selah. Psalms 141:9 Keep me from the snare which they have laid for me, from the traps of the workers of iniquity. Psalms 142:3 When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, you knew my path. In the way in which I walk, they have hidden a snare for me. Proverbs 6:5 Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the snare of the fowler. Proverbs 7:23 Until an arrow strikes through his liver, as a bird hurries to the snare, and doesn't know that it will cost his life. Proverbs 12:13 The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble. Proverbs 18:7 A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are a snare to his soul. Proverbs 20:25 It is a snare to a man to make a rash dedication, then later to consider his vows. Proverbs 21:6 He who gets stores of wealth by a false tongue, is going after what is only breath, and searching for death. Proverbs 22:25 lest you learn his ways, and ensnare your soul. Proverbs 29:6 An evil man is snared by his sin, but the righteous can sing and be glad. Proverbs 29:8 Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath. Proverbs 29:25 The fear of man proves to be a snare, but whoever puts his trust in Yahweh is kept safe. Ecclesiastes 7:26 I find more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and traps, whose hands are chains. Whoever pleases God shall escape from her; but the sinner will be ensnared by her. Ecclesiastes 9:12 For man also doesn't know his time. As the fish that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare, even so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falls suddenly on them. Isaiah 8:14 He will be a sanctuary, but for both houses of Israel, he will be a trap and a snare for the inhabitants of Jerusalem. Isaiah 24:17 Fear, the pit, and the snare, are on you who inhabitant the earth. Isaiah 24:18 It will happen that he who flees from the noise of the fear will fall into the pit; and he who comes up out of the midst of the pit will be taken in the snare; for the windows on high are opened, and the foundations of the earth tremble. Isaiah 29:21 who cause a person to be indicted by a word, and lay a snare for the arbiter in the gate, and who deprive the innocent of justice with false testimony. Jeremiah 5:26 For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men. Jeremiah 48:43 Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are on you, inhabitant of Moab, says Yahweh. Jeremiah 48:44 He who flees from the fear shall fall into the pit; and he who gets up out of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for I will bring on him, even on Moab, the year of their visitation, says Yahweh. Jeremiah 50:24 I have laid a snare for you, and you are also taken, Babylon, and you weren't aware: you are found, and also caught, because you have striven against Yahweh. Lamentations 3:47 Fear and a snare is come upon us, desolation and destruction. Ezekiel 12:13 My net also will I spread on him, and he shall be taken in my snare; and I will bring him to Babylon to the land of the Chaldeans; yet shall he not see it, though he shall die there. Ezekiel 17:20 I will spread my net on him, and he shall be taken in my snare, and I will bring him to Babylon, and will enter into judgment with him there for his trespass that he has trespassed against me. Ezekiel 18:30 Therefore I will judge you, house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord Jehovah. Return ye, and turn from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your snare. Hosea 5:1 "Listen to this, you priests! Listen, house of Israel, and give ear, house of the king! For the judgment is against you; for you have been a snare at Mizpah, and a net spread on Tabor. Hosea 9:8 A prophet watches over Ephraim with my God. A fowler's snare is on all of his paths, and hostility in the house of his God. Amos 3:5 Can a bird fall in a trap on the earth, where no snare is set for him? Does a snare spring up from the ground, when there is nothing to catch? Obadiah 1:7 All the men of your alliance have brought you on your way, even to the border. The men who were at peace with you have deceived you, and prevailed against you. Friends who eat your bread lay a snare under you. There is no understanding in him." 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