Mokesh (מוקש) means snare in Hebrew.
It can also mean gin and mine. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
snare, gin, mine
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Mokesh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מנגנון המשמש לציד, המגביל את טווח הפעולה של הנצוד באמצעות הסבת נזק.
וְאָכַלְתָּ אֶת־כָּל־הָעַמִּים אֲשֶׁר יהוה אֱלֹהֶיךָ נֹתֵן לָךְ, לֹא־תָחוֹס עֵינְךָ עֲלֵיהֶם; וְלֹא תַעֲבֹד אֶת־אֱלֹהֵיהֶם, כִּי־מוֹקֵשׁ הוּא לָךְ.
- 2בהשאלהאמצעי לחימה שנועד לעכב או למנוע תנועה. בדרך כלל מורכבים מוקשים ממיכל (לרוב מחומרים מתכתיים או פלסטיים), ובו בתוכו חומר נפץ.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Mokesh is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מוֹקֵשׁ
- Written without vowel points
- מוקש
- Said
- mokesh
- Root
- י־ק־ש
- Pattern
- מַקְטֵל
- Plural
- מוֹקְשִׁים
- Inflections
- ר' מוֹקְשִׁים
- Gematria
- 446
This is how Mokesh is said in other languages.
- English
- snare, gin, mine
- Arabic
- لغم
- Russian
- мина
- French
- mine
These words mean nearly the same as Mokesh.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Mokesh.
The word Mokesh is part of these phrases and sayings.
- מוקש ימי
- שדה מוקשים
- מניחת מוקשים
- מוקש נעל
- מוקש פרפר
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Mokesh comes from the root י־ק־ש, like these words.
These words come before and after Mokesh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Mokesh.
What does Mokesh (מוקש) mean in Hebrew?
Mokesh (מוקש) means snare, gin, and mine. It is said mokesh, with the stress on kesh.
What is a synonym for Mokesh (מוקש)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Mokesh (מוקש) are מלכודת, מצודה, פח, and כלימגור.
What rhymes with Mokesh (מוקש)?
Words that rhyme with Mokesh (מוקש) include אש, יבש, טיפש, חמש, מפרש, and שש.
Is Mokesh (מוקש) masculine or feminine?
The word Mokesh (מוקש) is a masculine noun, and its plural is מוֹקְשִׁים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מוקש of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.