Strong's Hebrew #5367 - נָקַשׁ naqash (to knock)

catch lay a snare

A primitive root; to entrap (with a noose), literally or figuratively -- catch (lay a) snare.

1) to knock, strike, bring down
1a) (Qal) to strike down
1b) (Niphal) to be thrust after, be impelled
1c) (Piel) to strike at, take aim at
1d) (Hithpael) to be struck
2) (CLBL) to ensnare
2a) (Qal) to ensnare
2b) (Niphal) to be ensnared
2c) (Piel) to lay snares
2d) (Hithpael) to lay snares
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1419

[נָקַשׁ] verb knock, strike only in specific sense of hit, strike or bring down (a bird), and only figurative (Ecclus ינקש Ecclesiasticus 41:2c striketh against (ב; margin ונוקש), so נוקש ב 13:2c; Late Hebrew knock, strike e.g. the knees, or a door (so Hiph`il); Aramaic (including Biblical Aramaic) נְקַשׁ id., fixit, impegit, percussit, etc. (Arabic strike in, carve, etc., is loan-word Frä¹⁹⁴); — the Hebrew verb apparently means bring down with a [certain kind of] stick, perhaps like a boomerang, see description and illustration in Wilkinson^{gypten 323} WMM^{Asien u. Europa.123f.}); —

Qal Participle נוֺקֵשׁ Psalm 9:17 he (׳י) striketh down the wicked (so Hup-Now De Che); Vrss Ol Ew Bae Kau We Buhl^Lex read נוֺקַשׁ,

Niph`al from יקשׁ.

Niph`al Imperfect2masculine singular תִּנָּקֵשׁ אַחֲרֵיהֶם Deuteronomy 12:30 lest thou be thrust (impelled) after them.

Pi`el Imperfect יְנַקֵּשׁ Psalm 109:11 let the creditor strike at, take aim at (ל); 3 masculine plural וַיְנַקְּשׁוּ Psalm 38:13 (absolute).

Hithpa`el Participle מִתְנַקֵּשׁ בְּנַפְשִׁי 1 Samuel 28:9 why art thou striking at my life?

I, II. נֵר, נִר, (נִיר) see נור p. 632f

[נְקַשׁ] verb knock (see Biblical Hebrew (rare)); —

Pe`al Participle active feminine plural נָָֽקְשָׁן Daniel 5:6 of knees knocking דָּא לְדָא.

Strong's Hebrew: 5367. נָקַשׁ (naqash) — 5 Occurrences

Deuteronomy 12:30
HEB: לְךָ֗ פֶּן־ תִּנָּקֵשׁ֙ אַחֲרֵיהֶ֔ם אַחֲרֵ֖י
NAS: beware that you are not ensnared to follow
KJV: Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following
INT: beware you are not ensnared to follow after

1 Samuel 28:9
HEB: וְלָמָ֥ה אַתָּ֛ה מִתְנַקֵּ֥שׁ בְּנַפְשִׁ֖י לַהֲמִיתֵֽנִי׃
NAS: Why are you then laying a snare for my life
KJV: out of the land: wherefore then layest thou a snare for my life,
INT: Why you laying my life to bring

Psalm 9:16
HEB: בְּפֹ֣עַל כַּ֭פָּיו נוֹקֵ֣שׁ רָשָׁ֑ע הִגָּי֥וֹן
NAS: the wicked is snared. Higgaion
KJV: the wicked is snared in the work
INT: the work hands is snared the wicked Higgaion

Psalm 38:12
HEB: וַיְנַקְשׁ֤וּ ׀ מְבַקְשֵׁ֬י נַפְשִׁ֗י
NAS: my life lay snares [for me]; And those who seek
KJV: after my life lay snares [for me]: and they that seek
INT: lay seek my life

Psalm 109:11
HEB: יְנַקֵּ֣שׁ נ֭וֹשֶׁה לְכָל־
NAS: Let the creditor seize all
KJV: Let the extortioner catch all that he hath; and let the strangers
INT: seize the creditor all