Lexical Definition
מַכְמָר makmâr (mak-mawr') net H:N-M
or מִכְמֹר mikmôr (mik-more'); from כָּמַר in the sense of blackening by heat
net.
- a (hunter's) net (as dark from concealment)
1) net, snare
See Greek: ἀμφίβληστρον
Brown-Driver-Briggs
מִכְמָר noun [masculine] net, snare, bringing an animal to its fall, ׳כְּתוֺא מ Isa 51:20 like an antelope of (in) a net or snare (compare II. חֵרֶם, II. רֶשֶׁת).
[מַכְמֹר] noun [masculine] net, snare (see foregoing) — plural suffix יִפְּלוּ בְּמַכְמֹרָיו רְשָׁעִים Ps 141:10 so Gr Che Ps 140:11* (במכמרות for ᵑ0 בְּמַהֲמֹרוֺת, see).
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Psalms | 140:11* · 141:10 |
| Isaiah | 51:20 |