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H3939 לַעֲנָה (laʻănâh) lah-an-aw'
Hebrew
Noun (Feminine, Hebrew)
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Quick Definition

wormwood

Strong's Definition

wormwood (regarded as poisonous, and therefore accursed)

Derivation: from an unused root supposed to mean to curse;

KJV Usage: hemlock, wormwood.

TWOT Reference: 1121

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) wormwood
1a) bitterness (metaph.)

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

1) wormwood 1a) bitterness (metaph.)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

לַעֲנָה la‛ănâh BDB Definition: 1) wormwood 1a) bitterness (metaphorically) Part of Speech: noun feminine A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from an unused root supposed to mean to curse Same Word by TWOT Number: 1121 Total KJV Occurrences: 8

Bible Occurrences (8)

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