Strong’s H3939
לַעֲנָה — laʻănâh
לַעֲנָה (laʻănâh, Strong’s H3939) means: wormwood (regarded as poisonous, and therefore accursed).
wormwood (regarded as poisonous, and therefore accursed)
- H3939
- /lah-an-aw'/
- 8× in the Bible
- Transliteration
- laʻănâh
- Pronunciation
- lah-an-aw'
- Occurrences
- 8
Meaning
- Hebrew
- לַעֲנָה
- Definition
- wormwood (regarded as poisonous, and therefore accursed)
- Derivation
- from an unused root supposed to mean to curse;
- King James Version renders it as
- hemlock, wormwood.
Where it appears
The first verses that use laʻănâh (8 times in all).
Sources
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