na.qash describes catching someone in a trap or seeking to bring them into such a trap.

The attested forms describe being caught in a trap or directing a trap against another: the clearest clauses concern being ensnared, setting a trap for a life, and a creditor's action against possessions; two Psalm contexts leave the term's specific contribution less explicit in the translation.

1. Being caught or targeted by a trap · dominant

   In Deuteronomy 12:30, the Niphal imperfect occurs in the warning not to be caught by following destroyed nations; the APB renders the clause "you are not ensnared." In 1 Samuel 28:9, the Hithpael participle stands in the woman's question about setting a trap for her life, while Psalm 109:11 uses a Piel imperfect in the creditor's action; the APB renders these contexts with "set a snare" and "ensnare." Psalm 38:13 has a plural Piel sequential imperfect in the speaker's refusal to hear or open his mouth, and Psalm 9:17 has an active participle in a judgment statement, but the translation does not isolate the term's contribution in either verse.

   Deuteronomy 12:301 Samuel 28:9Psalm 109:11Psalm 38:13Psalm 9:17

In the Anselm Project Bible: Where the clause is clear, the APB uses "ensnared," "set a snare," and "ensnare." In Psalm 38:13 and Psalm 9:17, the supplied translation does not make a corresponding English expression identifiable.