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1. nvt., A snare, noose, trap; to ensnare, trap; deceit, treachery.

• Examples:
  • I pahele a i ʻūpiki no ka poʻe (Isa. 8.14), a trap and a snare to the people.
• Related:
  • ʻŌlelo pahele, deceitful speech.
  • hoʻopahele Caus/sim.; To cause to be ensnared; to ensnare, deceive.

2. Same as mānai, needle.

v., To take in a snare; to insnare. Kekah. 9:12. Hoopahele. To be caught in a snare. Isa. 28:13. To be insnared. Isa. 42:22.

1. s., A noose for catching animals; a snare. Isa. 8:14.

2. s., Deceit; treachery; e malama ia oe iho i na pahele o ko Hawaii nei.

3. s., Applied to the deceit of an enemy. Ios. 23:13.

adj., Kahi puka pahele ma kahi ana i makemake ai e hei.

adj., In ensnaring manner or with intent to entrap: Kahi ki puka pahele ma kahi ana i makemake ai e hei.

1. n., A noose for catching animals; a snare.

2. n., Deceit; treachery: e malama ia oe iho i na pahele o ko Hawaii nei.

3. n., The deceit of an enemy.

v., To take in a snare; to ensnare.