ma.tsod denotes a net or trapping means, used in images of entanglement and capture.

The attested uses depict a net or trapping means: Proverbs 12:12 places the singular form in what the wicked desire, while Ecclesiastes 7:26 uses the plural in an image of a heart whose snares and nets capture.

1. Net or means of entrapment · dominant

   In Proverbs 12:12, the singular construct form occurs in the clause about what the wicked desire; the APB renders the clause “The wicked desires the net of the harmful.” In Ecclesiastes 7:26, the plural absolute form stands in the description of a woman's heart as “snares and nets,” followed by the statement that the sinner is captured by her.

   Proverbs 12:12Ecclesiastes 7:26

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the relevant clauses with “net” in Proverbs 12:12 and “nets” in Ecclesiastes 7:26. These renderings confirm the verse-level imagery rather than fixing each English word to the Hebrew form.