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Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

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WORMWOOD ( la‘ăn âh , Deuteronomy 29:18 , Proverbs 5:4 , Jeremiah 9:16; Jeremiah 23:16 , Lamentations 3:15-16 , Amos 5:7; Amos 6:12 [in the last AV [Note: Authorized Version.] tr. [Note: translate or translation.] ‘hemlock’ ]; Gr. apsinthos , Revelation 8:11 ). la‘ăn âh was some bitter substance usually associated with gall (wh. see); it is used metaphorically for calamity and sorrow. Tradition favours some species of Artemisia (wormwood), of which several kinds are found in Palestine.

E. W. G. Masterman.

Bibliography Information
Hastings, James. Entry for 'Wormwood'. Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hdb/​w/wormwood.html. 1909.
 
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