מוֹקֵשׁ
Meanings
Masculine noun
1. mine (a device intended to explode when stepped upon or touched, or when approached by a ship, vehicle, or person) (military)
2. obstacle, hindrance
3. trap
4. poop (on streets or other places where it might be stepped on) (slang)
Pronunciation
mokésh
Examples7
80% בְּעֵרֶךְ מִקׇּרְבָּנוֹת הַמּוֹקְשִׁים הֵם אֶזְרָחִים.
Approximately 80% of landmine casualties are civilian.
מוֹקְשִׁים זוֹל לִפְרֹס אֲבָל יָקָר לְפַנּוֹת.
Landmines are cheap to put in place, but expensive to remove.
בשִׂיחָה אִתָּהּ מַרְגִּישִׁים כְּמוֹ בהֲלִיכָה בשָׂדֶה מוֹקְשִׁים.
Holding a conversation with her feels like walking across a minefield.
מוֹקְשִׁים הוֹרְגִים 15,000 עַד 20,000 אֲנָשִׁים מִדֵּי שָׁנָה, הַרְבֵּה מֵהֶם יְלָדִים.
Landmines kill 15,000 to 20,000 people every year, many of them children.
לְשׂוֹחֵחַ אִתָּהּ זֶה כְּמוֹ הַתְּחוּשָׁה בחֲצִיַּת שָׂדֶה מוֹקְשִׁים.
Holding a conversation with her feels like walking across a minefield.
הוּא עָלָה עַל מוֹקֵשׁ וְהַגִּ׳יפּ שֶׁלּוֹ הִתְפּוֹצֵץ.
He drove onto the mine and his jeep exploded.