4365. mikmereth
Strong's Lexicon
mikmereth: Net, snare

Original Word: מִכְמֶרֶת
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: mikmereth
Pronunciation: mik-meh'-reth
Phonetic Spelling: (mik-meh'-reth)
Definition: Net, snare
Meaning: a, net

Word Origin: Derived from the root כמר (kamar), meaning "to bind" or "to tie."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G1350 (diktuon) - net

- G3802 (pagis) - snare, trap

Usage: The term "mikmereth" refers to a net or snare, typically used for catching fish or birds. It is often used metaphorically in the Bible to describe traps or entanglements that can ensnare individuals, both physically and spiritually.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, fishing was a common occupation, especially in regions near bodies of water like the Sea of Galilee. Nets were essential tools for fishermen, and their use is frequently mentioned in the Bible. The concept of a net also carried symbolic weight, representing the idea of being caught or trapped, whether by enemies, sin, or divine judgment.

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[מִכְמֶ֫רֶת] noun feminine net, fishing-net; singular suffix מִכְמַרְתּוֺ Habakkuk 1:15 ("" חַכָּה, and חֵרֶם), Habakkuk 1:16, both in figure of conquering Chaldeans.

מִכְמֹ֫רֶת noun feminine id.; עַלמְּֿנֵימּמַיִם ׳וּפֹרְשֵׂי מ Isaiah 19:8 ("" מַשְׁלִיכֵי בַיְאוֺר חַכָּה).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
drag, net

Or mikmoreth {mik-mo'-reth}; feminine of makmar; a (fisher's) net -- drag, net.

see HEBREW makmar

Forms and Transliterations
בְּמִכְמַרְתּ֑וֹ במכמרתו לְמִכְמַרְתּ֑וֹ למכמרתו מִכְמֹ֛רֶת מכמרת bə·miḵ·mar·tōw bemichmarTo bəmiḵmartōw lə·miḵ·mar·tōw lemichmarTo ləmiḵmartōw michMoret miḵ·mō·reṯ miḵmōreṯ
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Englishman's Concordance
Isaiah 19:8
HEB: חַכָּ֑ה וּפֹרְשֵׂ֥י מִכְמֹ֛רֶת עַל־ פְּנֵי־
NAS: And those who spread nets on the waters
KJV: and they that spread nets upon
INT: A line spread nets up on

Habakkuk 1:15
HEB: בְחֶרְמ֔וֹ וְיַאַסְפֵ֖הוּ בְּמִכְמַרְתּ֑וֹ עַל־ כֵּ֖ן
NAS: And gather them together in their fishing net. Therefore
KJV: and gather them in their drag: therefore they rejoice
INT: their net and gather their fishing and after that

Habakkuk 1:16
HEB: לְחֶרְמ֔וֹ וִֽיקַטֵּ֖ר לְמִכְמַרְתּ֑וֹ כִּ֤י בָהֵ֙מָּה֙
NAS: And burn incense to their fishing net; Because
KJV: and burn incense unto their drag; because by them
INT: to their net and burn to their fishing Because these

3 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4365
3 Occurrences


bə·miḵ·mar·tōw — 1 Occ.
lə·miḵ·mar·tōw — 1 Occ.
miḵ·mō·reṯ — 1 Occ.
















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