Nets and Snares

† רֶ֫שֶׁת n.f. Ex 27:5 net;—abs. רֶשֶׁת Ho 5:1 + 11 times; רָ֑שֶׁת Pr 1:17; cstr. רֶשֶׁת Ex 27:4; 38:4; sf. רִשְׁתִּי Ho 7:12 + 2 times; רִשְׁתּוֹ ψ 10:9; 35:8; רִשְׁתָּם Ez 19:8 ψ 35:7;— 1. net: a. for catching (birds, etc.) חִנָּם מְזֹרָה הָרָ֑שֶׁת Pr 1:17 to no purpose is the net spread in the eyes of any bird; elsewhere fig. (1) of judgment of י׳, all c. פרשׂ: Ho 7:12 (‖ כְּעוֹף הַשָּׁמַיִם אוֹרִידֵם), Ez 12:13; 17:20 (both ‖ מְצוּדָתִי), 32:3 (of י׳ catching Pharaoh, under fig. of sea-monster; ‖ ii. חֵרֶם); (2) of nations capturing king of Israel under fig. of lion 19:8 (c. פרשׂ; ‖ שַׁחְתָּם); (3) of priests and rulers (as entangling people in sin) Ho 5:1 (‖ פַּח). b. spread for feet of man (fig.): (1) by י׳ La 1:13 (c. פָּרַשׂ); (2) by wicked (= plot) Pr 29:5 (c. פרשׂ), ψ 140:6 (c. id.; ‖ טָמַן פַּח), 10:9; 25:15, שֻׁלַּח בְּרֶשֶׁת בְּרַגְלָיו Jb 18:8 (‖ שְׂבָכָה); elsewhere c. טמן ψ 9:16 (‖ שַׁחַת), 31:5; 35:7 (שַׁחַת רִשְׁתָּם), v 8; c. הֵכִין 57:7 (‖ שִׁיחָה). 2. brazen network for altar of tabern. הָרֶשֶׁת Ex 27:4, 5; מִכְבָּר מַעֲשֵׂה ר׳ נְחשֶׁת 27:4 = 38:4 (all P).—On Inf. רֶשֶׁת, v. יָרַשׁ" dir="rtl" >ירשׁ supr.

† II. מְצוּדָה n.f. fastness, stronghold;—abs. מ׳ 1 S 22:4 +, מְצֻדָה 2 S 5:9, cstr. מְצֻדַת v 7; sf. מְצוּדָתִי ψ 18:3 +, מְצֻדָתִי 2 S 22:2; pl. מְצוּדוֹת ψ 31:3;—fastness of David, 1 S 22:4, 5; 24:23 (Gi v 22) 2 S 5:17; 23:14 = 1 Ch 11:16; read also מְצֻדַת עֲדֻלָּם 1 S 22:1 2 S 23:13 1 Ch 11:15, for MT מְעָרַת (v. מְעָרָה p. 792 b); of Jerus., מְצֻדַת צִיּוֹן 2 S 5:7 = 1 Ch 11:5, cf. 2 S 5:9; home of eagle Jb 39:28 (+ שֶׁן־סֶלַע); elsewhere fig. of י׳ ψ 18:3 = 2 S 22:2, ψ 31:4; 71:3 (all + סַלְעִי), 91:2 (+ מַחְסִי), 144:2 (+ חַסְדִּי, but this dub., Krochm Gr Che חִסְנִי, Dy חִזְקִ, Du סַלְעִי; poss. is מַחְסִי); also בֵּית מְצוּדוֹת 31:3.

† שְׂבָכָה n.f. lattice-work, network;—abs. ר׳ 1 K 7:18 +, pl. שְׂבָכוֹת v 41 +, שְׂבָכִים v 17;— 1. prob. window-lattice 2 K 1:2. 2. net-ornament on pillars, 1 K 7:17(×2) (om. 𝔊 Kit Benz), v 18, 20 (crpt., (cf. Kit Benz), v 41, 42(×2) 2 Ch 4:12, 13(×2) 2 K 25:17(×2) ‖ Je 52:22, 23. 3. network, toils, for catching animals (fig.) Jb 18:8 (+ רֶשֶׁת, פַּח, צַמִּים).

δίκτῠον, τό, (δικεῖν) net: __1 fishing-net, δικτύῳ ἐξέρυσαν πολυωπῷ (i.e. ἰχθύας) Refs 8th c.BC+; δ. καθιέναι, ἀναιρεῖσθαι, Refs 4th c.BC+ __2 hunting-net, Refs 5th c.BC+; larger than ἄρκυς, Refs 5th c.BC+ __3 metaphorically, δ. ἄτης, Ἅιδου, Refs 5th c.BC+ __4 lattice-work, Refs 3rd c.BC+ __5 bottom of a sieve, Refs 5th c.AD+

† II. חֵ֫רֶם n.m. net (as something perforated; cf. Arabic مُخَرَّمٌ perforated work, Fl in NHWBii. 208; NH חֵרֶם net; Ph. חרם maker of nets)—abs. ח׳ Mi 7:2; sf. חֶרְמִי Ez 32:3, חֶרְמוֹ Hb 1:15, 16, 17; pl. חֲרָמִים Ec 7:26 Ez 26:5, 14; 47:10;—hunter’s net Mi 7:2 Ec 7:26; fisherman’s net Ez 26:5, 14; 32:3; 47:10 Hb 1:15, 16, 17.

† [נוא] vb. hinder, restrain, frustrate (Arabic (نوأ) نَآءَ (or نَاءَ rise with difficulty, rise against one (Frey), iii. contend with, Lane 2861);— Qal Impf. 2 mpl. תנואון Nu 32:7 Kt, but read Hiph. (so Qr), cf. Di. Hiph. Pf. הֵנִיא Nu 30:6, etc.; Impf. יָנִיא v 9, יָנִי ψ 141:5, תְּנִיאוּן Nu 32:7 Qr;— 1. restrain, forbid (performance of vow), sq. acc. pers. Nu 30:6(×2), 9, 12; frustrate (device of people), subj. י׳, sq. acc. rei, ψ 33:10 (‖ הֵפִיר); refuse 141:5 (text dub. v. Che). 2. restrain, make averse the heart (acc.) Nu 32:7 (sq. מֵעֲבֹר), v 9 (sq. לְבִלְתִּי־בֹא).

† I. מְצוּדָה n.f. net, prey;—abs. מ׳ Ez 13:21 ψ 66:11; sf. מְצוּדָתִי Ez 12:13; 17:20;— 1. net, in fig. of י׳’s judgment, Ez 12:13; 17:20 (both ‖ רֶשֶׁת), ψ 66:11. 2. prey Ez 13:21 (fig.).

† [מִכְמֶ֫רֶת] n.f. net, fishing-net; sg. sf. מִכְמַרְתּוֹ Hb 1:15 (‖ חַכָּה, and חֵרֶם), v 16, both in fig. of conquering Chaldeans.

† II. [מָצוֹד] n.[m.] hunting implement, specif. net (cf. Syriac ܡܨܺܝܕܬܳܐ, 𝔗 מְצַדְתָּא, net);— only fig.: cstr. מְצוֹד רָעִים Pr 12:12 (but text dub., v. conj. in Toy); sf. מְצוּדוֹ Jb 19:6 (of God as Job’s hunter); pl. מְצוֹדִים וַחֲרָמִים לִבָּהּ Ec 7:26 (of woman).

ἀμφίβληστρ-ον, τό, anything thrown round: __1 casting-net, NT+8th c.BC+ __1.b metaphorically, of the garment thrown like a net over Agamemnon, Refs 4th c.BC+; of the shirt of Nessus, Ἐρινύων ὑφαντὸν ἀ.Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀμφίβληστρα σώματος ῥάκη rags thrown around body, Refs 5th c.BC+ __2 fetter, bond, Refs 4th c.BC+ __3 of encircling walls, ἀμφίβληστρα τοίχωνRefs 5th c.BC+

θήρα, Ionic dialect θήρη, ἡ, hunting of wild beasts, the chase, βάν ῥ᾽ ἴμεν ἐς θήρην Refs 8th c.BC+; ζῶσι ἀπὸ θ. Refs 5th c.BC+; τοῦ πτηνοῦ γένους θ., ={ὀρνιθευτική}, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἡ περὶ θάλατταν θ. fishing, Refs 4th c.BC+ __b in Ptolemaic Egypt, στρατηγὸς ἐπὶ τὴν θ. τῶν ἐλεφάντων Refs 3rd c.BC+ __2 metaphorically, eager pursuit of anything, θήραν.. ἔχομεν τόξων, ={θηρῶμεν τὰ τόξα}, Refs 5th c.BC+ __II prey, game, αἶψα δ᾽ ἔδωκε θεὸς μενοεικέα θήρην Refs 8th c.BC+; πρὶν κινεῖσθαι τὴν θ. Refs 5th c.BC+; θήραν καλήν, of a prisoner, Refs 5th c.BC+; τὴν θ. ἐπὶ τοῦ μέσου τηροῦσα watching its prey, of a spider, Refs 4th c.BC+ __III hunting-ground, preserve, Ἁδριανοῦ θῆραι Refs 2nd c.AD+ __IV in Roman times, the games of the Circus, Refs

σᾰγήν-η, Refs 5th c.AD+ἁγάνα (see. ἄγανα and compare σάγανα), ἡ, large drag-net for taking fish, seine, Ital. sagena, LXX+NT+1st c.AD+; hunting-net, Refs __2 ={ἐπίπλοος} (c), Refs 2nd c.AD+

† כְּבָרָה n.f. a sieve (a net-like implement), Am 9:9 כַּאֲשֶׁר יִנּוֹעַ בַּכְּבָרָה as it (corn) is shaken (i.e. sifted) in a sieve. Cf. WetzstZPV xiv. 1 ff.

† מִכְמָר n.[m.] net, snare, bringing an animal to its fall, כְּתוֹא מ׳ Is 51:20 like an antelope of (in) a net or snare (cf. ii. חֵרֶם p. 357, ii. רֶשֶׁת p. 440).

† [מַכְמֹר n.] net, snare (v. foregoing)—pl. sf. יִפְּלוּ בְּמַכְמֹרָיו רְשָׁעִים ψ 141:10; so Gr Che 140:11 (במכמרות for MT בְּמַהֲמֹרוֹת, v. p. 243).

† מִכְמֹ֫רֶת n.f. id.; וּפֹרְשֵׂי מ׳ עַל־פְּנֵי־מַיִם Is 19:8 (‖ מַשְׁלִיכֵי בַיְאוֹר חַכָּה).

† [מַלְכֹּ֫דֶת] n.f. a catching instrument, i. e. a snare, trap, only fig.; sf. מַלְכֻּדְתּוֹ עֲלֵי נָתִיב Jb 18:10 of the wicked (‖ טָמוּן בָּאָרֶץ חַבְלוֹ).

† I. מְצוֹדָה n.f. net;—מ׳ Ec 9:12 for fish (in sim.);—pl. Ez 19:9 v. מְצָד supr.

† שְׂבָכָה n.f. lattice-work, network;—abs. ר׳ 1 K 7:18 +, pl. שְׂבָכוֹת v 41 +, שְׂבָכִים v 17;— 1. prob. window-lattice 2 K 1:2. 2. net-ornament on pillars, 1 K 7:17(×2) (om. 𝔊 Kit Benz), v 18, 20 (crpt., (cf. Kit Benz), v 41, 42(×2) 2 Ch 4:12, 13(×2) 2 K 25:17(×2) ‖ Je 52:22, 23. 3. network, toils, for catching animals (fig.) Jb 18:8 (+ רֶשֶׁת, פַּח, צַמִּים).