snare

«snare» in Mova's judaism dictionary: a trap for catching animals, usually a loop of wire or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a snare, snares); verb (snare, snares, snared, snaring)

meaning for a pupil

1) A snare is a trap for catching animals, usually a loop of wire or string that tightens around the animal. tree →

2) A snare is also something that tricks or traps a person, like a clever trap of words. tree →

3) (music) A snare, or snare drum, is a small drum with wires underneath that make a sharp rattling sound. tree →

4) (verb) To snare means to catch an animal in a trap, or to catch or win something by skill or a trick: "She snared the last ticket." tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah a snare is a trap, and it is used as a picture for anything that leads people into trouble or sin. Interpretation: Tradition reads the warning about foreign peoples and their gods as a warning against being led into idol worship. In the primary lessons: In history and stories, hunters and poachers set snares for rabbits and birds. In music lessons the snare drum is part of the drum kit and the marching band. In everyday news it can mean catching a prize or a criminal ("police snared the thief"). The word tells the reader about trapping, sometimes sneakily. Phrases: "set a snare", "caught in a snare", "snare drum", "a snare and a delusion" (old: a trap that only looks good).

examples

• Take heed to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither thou goest, lest they be for a snare in the midst of thee. (Torah EXO.34.12, JPS 1917) tree →
• They shall not dwell in thy land — lest they make thee sin against Me, for thou wilt serve their gods — for they will be a snare unto thee. (Torah EXO.23.33, JPS 1917) tree →
• And Pharaoh's servants said unto him: 'How long shall this man be a snare unto us? let the men go, that they may serve the LORD their God, knowest thou not yet that Egypt is destroyed?' (Torah EXO.10.7, JPS 1917) tree →
• How long will ye lay snares for words? (Writings JOB.18.2, JPS 1917) tree →
• Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden dread affrighted thee, (Writings JOB.22.10, JPS 1917) tree →
• And they served their idols, which became a snare unto them; (Writings PSA.106.36, JPS 1917) tree →
• The rabbit was caught in a wire snare. tree →
• Poachers set snares in the woods at night. tree →
• The drummer hit the snare hard at the end of the song. tree →
• In the marching band, I play the snare drum. tree →
• The police snared the robber with a hidden camera. tree →
• Our team snared a last-minute goal to win. tree →
• The question was a snare to see if we were listening. tree →
• Snares can hurt pets, so many places ban them. tree →
• A ghastly Gadfly, coming that way, stumbled straight into the Spider's snare. tree →

note

Countable: a snare, snares. Verb past: snared. Spelling: one r, final e. Do not confuse with "sneer" (a mean smile) or "share". "Snare" for drum is short for "snare drum".

In the corpora

• The cords of Sheol surrounded me; the snares of Death confronted me.
• And many among them shall stumble, and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken.'
• Will a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where there is no lure for it?
• Will a snare spring up from the ground, and have taken nothing at all?
• The LORD hath made Himself known, He hath executed judgment, the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «snare» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.