Makmâr — H4364

Definition

masculine noun

a (hunter's) net (as dark from concealment)

1. net, snare

Usually translated as

net

Origin

or mikmôr; from H3648 in the sense of blackening by heat

• Derived from Kâmar (H3648)

Greek equivalents

• amphíblēstron (G293)

Occurrences

Makmâr occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Psalms (1), Isaiah (1)

• Psalms 141:10 — Let the wicked fall into their own nets (בְמַכְמֹרָ֣יו), whilst that I withal escape.
• Isaiah 51:20 — Thy sons have fainted, they lie at the head of all the streets, as a wild bull in a net (מִכְמָ֑ר): they are full of the fury of the LORD, the rebuke of thy God.