*yḳš - to hunt with a snare (Kogan 2015: 314)

Comparison with Gez. waḳaŝa ‘to reprimand, to reproach’ and related EthS forms suggested in CDG 616 is semantically far-fetched. The Ugaritic form with š should prevent one from comparing Hbr. yḳš with Arb. wṯq ‘to tie’ with metathesis (contra Kopf 1976:150‒151) (Kogan 2015: 314)

Ugaritic

yḳš - fowler, bird-catcher (DUL 976)

only in lists of people by profession, meaning derived from etymology

Hebrew

mōḳēš - snare (HALOT 561)

Hebrew

nḳš - to become ensnared (HALOT 723)

Hebrew

yḳš - to catch a bird with a snare (HALOT 432)

Hebrew

yāḳōš - fowler (HALOT 430)