a catching instrument, snare, trap

Root √לכד: לָכַד vb capture seize take Qal capture seize , fig. of entrapping men taking ofby lot Niph be captured in war be caught of men, be taken by lot . Hithp they grasp each other, and cannot be separated . 121. (by lot)

מַלְכֹּ֫דֶת n.f a catching instrument a snare trap Jb 18:10 . i.e. only fig.