{"def":{"short":"to entrap (with a noose), literally or figuratively","long":["to knock, strike, bring down",["(Qal) to strike down","(Niphal) to be thrust after, be impelled","(Piel) to strike at, take aim at","(Hithpael) to be struck"],"to ensnare",["(Qal) to ensnare","(Niphal) to be ensnared","(Piel) to lay snares","(Hithpael) to lay a snare"]]},"deriv":"a primitive root","pronun":{"ipa":"n̪ɔːˈk’ɑʃ","ipa_mod":"nɑːˈkɑʃ","sbl":"nāqaš","dic":"naw-KAHSH","dic_mod":"na-KAHSH"}}