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  • Heb. hemah, "heat," the poison of certain venomous reptiles (Deuteronomy 32:24,33; Job 6:4; Psalm 58:4 ), causing inflammation.

  • Heb. rosh, "a head," a poisonous plant (Deuteronomy 29:18 ), growing luxuriantly (Hosea 10:4 ), of a bitter taste (Psalm 69:21; Lamentations 3:5 ), and coupled with wormwood; probably the poppy. This word is rendered "gall", q.v., (Deuteronomy 29:18; 32:33; Psalm 69:21; Jeremiah 8:14 , etc.), "hemlock" (Hosea 10:4; Amos 6:12 ), and "poison" (Job 20:16 ), "the poison of asps," showing that the Rosh was not exclusively a vegetable poison.

  • In Romans 3:13 (Compare Job 20:16; Psalm 140:3 ), James 3:8 , as the rendering of the Greek ios.

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    These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.
    Bibliography Information
    Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Poison'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​p/poison.html. 1897.
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