McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Gin

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McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Gin


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an old English word for trap, stands as the rendering of two Hebrew words is certain passages: îֹåֹ÷ֵùׁ , mokeshn, a noose or "snare" (as elsewhere rendered), Psa_140:5; Psa_141:9; Amo_3:5; and ôִּç , pach, lit. a plate or thin layer, hence a net or trap, Sept. Ðáãßò , Job_18:9; Isa_8:14; elsewhere "snare." SEE HUNTING; SEE FOWLER, etc.