This verb describes being interwoven, entangled, or twisted together in a complex mass. Job 8:17 uses it of plant roots that are interwoven around a heap of stones, illustrating how the godless person's hope is entangled in unstable foundations. Nahum 1:10 employs the image of people entangled like thorns, emphasizing their helplessness before divine judgment. The root conveys the idea of things woven together so tightly that they form a confused, tangled mass—whether roots seeking stability or enemies trapped in their own schemes. Both passages use the imagery negatively, suggesting false security or impending destruction.