mal.ko.det denotes a concealed trap set along a path for someone to encounter.

The attested use depicts a trap concealed on a path, set for a person to encounter in Job 18:10.

1. A concealed trap on a path · dominant

   In Job 18:10, the feminine singular construct form occurs in a clause about something hidden in the land and lying upon the path; the APB renders the verse, "A cord has been hidden for him in the land, and his snare lies upon the path."

   Job 18:10

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Job 18:10, the APB presents the verse with "his snare" lying upon the path. Its precise correspondence to the Hebrew form cannot be isolated with certainty.