טָמַן לוֹ פַּח

ביטוי (אנגלית)

Set a snare for him/ to set a trap fo/ to lay (spread) a snare fore

הגדרה (אנגלית)

In the question: He placed a stumbling block in his path. He hid a trap in his path (the meaning of a trap is clear).

("They have hidden a trap for me, and they have spread a net for the hand of a thief; they have made a trap for me" - Psalm 146)