Gall (Easton)

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(1) Heb. mererah, meaning 'bitterness' (Job 16:13 ); i.e., the bile secreted in the liver. This word is also used of the poison of asps (20:14), and of the vitals, the seat of life (25). Heb. rosh. In Deuteronomy 32:33 and Job 20:16 it denotes the poison of serpents. In Hosea 10:4 the Hebrew word is"> StudyL ı ght .org Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! Not Yet a Member? Click to Sign Up Now! --> --> Bible Study Tools Lang uage Tools Study Lib rary Hist orical Writings Pas toral Resources Per sonal Resources Site Resources Lectionary Calendar Saturday, June 6th, 2026 the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9 video advertismenet advertisement advertisement advertisement Attention! Tired of seeing ads while studying? Now you can enjoy an "Ads Free" version of the site for as little as 10¢ a day and support a great cause! Click here to learn more! Home » Bible Dictionaries » Easton's Bible Dictionary » Letter G Bible Dictionaries Gall Easton's Bible Dictionary Search for… Enter query below: or A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Prev Entry Galilee, Sea of Next Entry Gallery Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Concordances Nave Topical Bible Gall Thompson Chain Reference Gall Treasury of Biblical Knowledge Hyssop: & Gall Gall Dictionaries American Tract Society Gall Easton's Bible Dictionary Gall Fausset Bible Dictionary Gall Holman Bible Dictionary Gall (2) Gall Hastings' BibleDictionary Gall Hastings' NT Dictionary Gall King James Dictionary Gall Morrish Bible Dictionary Gall of Bitterness Gall Bitterness, Gall of 1910 New Catholic Dictionary Saint Gall, Abbey of Galle, Ceylon, Diocese of Gall, Saint (only first 3 shown) Hawker's Poor Man's Dictionary Gall People's Bible Dictionary Gall Vines' Expository Dictionary Gall Webster Dictionary Cup-Gall Water Gall Watson's Theological Dictionary Gall Encyclopedias 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica Franz Joseph Gall Gall Galle (only first 3 shown) International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Gall Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Gall McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Gall Gall, Nikolaus Gall, St., Manuscript (only first 3 shown) The Nuttall Encyclopedia Gall, Franz Joseph Gall, St. Galle (only first 3 shown) The Catholic Encyclopedia Abbey of St. Gall Gall Morel Galle (only first 3 shown) The Jewish Encyclopedia Saint Gall (St. Gallen) Lexicons ܟ݁ܰܒ݂ܕ݁ܳܐ ܡܪܳܪܬ݁ܳܐ χολή מְרֵרָה מְרֹרָה רֹאשׁ (1) Heb. mererah, meaning "bitterness" ( Job 16:13 ); i.e., the bile secreted in the liver. This word is also used of the poison of asps (20:14), and of the vitals, the seat of life (25). Heb. rosh. In Deuteronomy 32:33 and Job 20:16 it denotes the poison of serpents. In Hosea 10:4 the Hebrew word is rendered "hemlock." The original probably denotes some bitter, poisonous plant, most probably the poppy, which grows up quickly, and is therefore coupled with wormwood ( Deuteronomy 29:18 ; Jeremiah 9:15 ; Lamentations 3:19 ). Compare Jeremiah 8:14 ; 23:15 , "water of gall," Gesenius, "poppy juice;" others, "water of hemlock," "bitter water." Gr. chole ( Matthew 27:34 ), the LXX. translation of the Hebrew Rosh In Psalm 69 ; 21 , which foretells our Lord's sufferings. The drink offered to our Lord was vinegar (made of light wine rendered acid, the common drink of Roman soldiers) "mingled with gall," or, according to ( Mark 15:23 ), "mingled with myrrh;" both expressions meaning the same thing, namely, that the vinegar was made bitter by the infusion of wormwood or some other bitter substance, usually given, according to a merciful custom, as an anodyne to those who were crucified, to render them insensible to pain. Our Lord, knowing this, refuses to drink it. He would take nothing to cloud his faculties or blunt the pain of dying. He chooses to suffer every element of woe in the bitter cup of agony given him by the Father ( John 18:11 ).

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