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A snareפָּחseizes himיֹאחֵזby the heel;בְּעָקֵבthe trapצַמִּיםholds fastיַחֲזֵקon him.עָלָיו
Job 18:9
Study it in the app“A snare seizes him by the heel; the trap holds fast on him.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 18:9, word by word
- A snareפָּחpach
snare
A bird trap; a hidden danger.
Where else “pach” appears- seizes himיֹאחֵזyochez
seize
To take something in the hand and not let go.
Where else “yochez” appears- by the heelעָקֵבakev
heel
The back part of the foot, under the ankle.
Where else “akev” appears- the trapצַמִּיםtsamim
snare, noose
A noose, a trap. The word is rare and its sense in Job 5:5 is uncertain.
Where else “tsamim” appears- holds fastיַחֲזֵקyachazek
seize
To take hold of something or someone and not let go.
Where else “yachazek” appears
The context
8For he is sent into a net by his own feet, and onto a mesh he walks.
9 · This verse (above)
10Hidden in the earth is his cord, and his snaring device on the path.