tsam.mim denotes snares or trapping threats that seize, tighten, or pursue a person's wealth.

The attested plural noun denotes trapping dangers: in Job 18:9 they seize a person by the heel and tighten upon him, while in Job 5:5 the same form is placed in a clause about a snare pursuing wealth.

1. Trapping dangers that seize or pursue · dominant

   Both occurrences use the common masculine plural absolute form. In Job 18:9 the APB renders the clause "A snare seizes him by the heel; snares tighten upon him," depicting an inescapable trapping threat; in Job 5:5 it renders "the snare pants after the wealth," placing the term in pursuit of possessions.

   Job 18:9Job 5:5

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term with "snare" and "snares" in the two clauses of Job 18:9 and with "the snare" in Job 5:5. These English forms show the verses' trapping imagery rather than a precise token-by-token rendering.