H4434 H4434
trap, snare (catching instrument)
This noun refers to a trap or snare used figuratively for the devices that ensnare the wicked. Job 18:10 warns that 'his trap lies on the path,' describing how the wicked person's own schemes become instruments of his downfall. The parallel with 'rope' suggests a concealed hunting trap—the same devices used to catch animals metaphorically catch those who set them.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Job's discourse on the fate of the wicked in 18:10 mentions 'his trap' lying in wait on the path. Cross-linguistically (English 'trap', Spanish 'cepo'), this is clearly a snare or catching device. The poetic justice depicted is that the wicked man's own trap—meant for others—becomes his own downfall, a common biblical theme of retributive justice. 1×
AR["وَ-مَصْيَدَتُهُ"]·ben["এবং-তার-ফাঁদ"]·DE["[ומלכדתו]"]·EN["and-his-trap"]·FR["et-son-ומלכדתו-lui"]·heb["ו-מלכודתו"]·HI["और-पगडंडी-पर"]·ID["dan-jebakan"]·IT["e-e-suo-trap-suo"]·jav["lan-jiret-ipun"]·KO["그리고-그의-함정이"]·PT["e-sua-cilada"]·RU["и-капкан-его"]·ES["y-su-cepo"]·SW["na-mtego-wake"]·TR["ve-tuzağı"]·urd["اور-پھندا-اُس-کا"]
Related Senses
H2719 1. sword, weapon of war (410×)H4196 1. altar (place of sacrifice) (403×)H7393 1. chariot, chariotry (117×)H7198 1. bow (weapon) (72×)H7979 1. table (71×)H7782 1. ram's horn trumpet (69×)H4294 2. staff, rod, scepter (63×)H4043 1. shield, defensive weapon (60×)H0646 1. ephod (priestly garment) (49×)H8504 1. blue (violet-blue yarn/fabric) (49×)H2595 1. spear, lance (48×)H2671 1. arrow, projectile weapon (46×)H4818 1. chariot, war-chariot (44×)H3658 1. lyre, harp (stringed instrument) (42×)H1537 1. Gilgal (place name) (41×)H0713 1. purple (fabric/dye) (38×)H0905 3. poles, staves (37×)H7392 1. Qal participle: rider, charioteer (37×)H4501 1. cultic lampstand (menorah) (36×)H0212 1. wheel (35×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [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).