Hebrew word study

לַעֲנָהlaʻănâh — wormwood (regarded as poisonous, and therefore accursed)

Pronounced “lah-an-aw'”

wormwood (regarded as poisonous, and therefore accursed)

Translated in the King James as: hemlock, wormwood.

Appears 8 times in Scripture

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

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