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# trap

«trap» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **a device for catching animals, such as a mousetrap** — 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 trap, traps); verb (trap, traps, trapped, trapping)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A trap is a device for catching animals, such as a mousetrap. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/trap/#m1)

2) A trap is a clever plan to catch or trick someone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/trap/#m2)

3) To trap someone or something is to catch it or keep it somewhere it cannot get out of. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/trap/#m3)

4) A trap in a question or puzzle is a part that tricks you into a wrong answer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/trap/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: A snare for catching animals. It stands for the dangers and punishments that catch the wicked, or sometimes the righteous. Interpretation: The writers use traps to show that evil deeds may catch the doer. Tradition reads the "terror, pit and trap" as a warning of judgment. In the primary lessons: In stories a trap builds tension: someone may be caught, or a clever hero escapes. In safety lessons people can be trapped by fire, water or a locked space, so you learn exits and to call for help. In maths, a "trap question" hides a detail that changes the answer. Phrases: set a trap, fall into a trap, be trapped, a speed trap, trap heat.

### examples

- Terror, and the pit, and the trap, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth. (Prophets ISA.24.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/trap/#x1)
- A noose is hid for him in the ground, and a trap for him in the way. (Writings JOB.18.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/trap/#x2)
- Terror, and the pit, and the trap, are upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith the LORD. (Prophets JER.48.43, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/trap/#x3)
- The farmer set a trap for the rat in the barn. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/trap/#x4)
- The cat was trapped in the shed all night. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/trap/#x5)
- Don't fall into the trap of rushing the last question. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/trap/#x6)
- The firefighters rescued a family trapped on the top floor. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/trap/#x7)
- A greenhouse traps heat from the sun. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/trap/#x8)
- That riddle has a trap: read it twice. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/trap/#x9)
- The police set a trap to catch the thief. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/trap/#x10)
- Then he laid traps for the wicked animal. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/trap/#x11)

### note

Past form trapped, with double p. "Trapped" can mean caught by something (trapped under a branch) or unable to leave (trapped in a lift). Never try to free a wild animal from a trap yourself; tell an adult. In maths a trap usually means an extra or misleading number you should not use.

### In the corpora

- [Terror, and the pit, and the trap, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.504/)
- [Terror, and the pit, and the trap, are upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith the LORD.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JER.1279/)
- [Let their table before them become a snare; and when they are in peace, let it become a trap.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.1150/)
- [The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them; but the faithless shall be trapped in their own crafty device.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.296/)
- [A noose is hid for him in the ground, and a trap for him in the way.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.455/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «trap» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/trap/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.