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)
Range of meaning (TWOT 906c)a bait, lure, a snare; noose, hook; be ensnared, gin, snared, trap
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
מוֹקֵשׁnoun, masculine: a bait, lure, a snare
noun, a bait, lure; then figuratively a snare
Strong's H4170מוֹקֵשׁ: a noose (for catching animals) (literally or figuratively); by implication, a hook (for the nose) KJV:be ensnared, gin, (is) snare(-d), trap.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 906: יָקֹשׁyāqōš — lay a bait, lure, lay snares; bait-layers, fowlers; be caught by bait, ensnared; entrapped; ensnare; fowler snare