מַלְכֹּדֶת (malkōdet) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning a catching instrument. It appears
1 time
in 1 book of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H4434).
Also rendered
snare
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1115b)
Range of meaning (TWOT 1115b)a catching instrument, a snare, trap
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
מַלְכֹּ֫דֶתnoun, feminine: a catching instrument, a snare, trap
i.e. a snare, trap, only figuratively
Strong's H4434מַלְכֹּדֶת: a snare KJV: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 1115: לָכַדlākad — capture, seize, take; taking; be captured, be caught, be taken; they grasp each other, and cannot be separated; catch, choose, cohere; be frozen, be holden, stick together