נָקַשׁ (nāqaš) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning knock. It appears
5 times
in 3 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H5367).
Also rendered
to snare
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1419)
Range of meaning (TWOT 1419)knock, strike, hit, bring down; striketh down; take aim; entrap; catch snare
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
נָקַשׁverb: knock, strike, hit, bring down
Qalhe striketh down the wicked
Piellet the creditor strike at, take aim at
Strong's H5367נָקַשׁ: to entrap (with a noose), literally or figuratively KJV:catch (lay a) snare.
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.