Poison (Easton)

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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"> 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! For 10¢ a day you can enjoy StudyLight.org ads free while helping to build churches and support pastors in Uganda. Click here to learn more! Home » Bible Dictionaries » Easton's Bible Dictionary » Letter P Bible Dictionaries Poison 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 Poetry Next Entry Pomegranate Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Concordances Thompson Chain Reference Poison Treasury of Biblical Knowledge Poison Not to Kill Apostles, but It Killed Mohammed Dictionaries Easton's Bible Dictionary Poison Fausset Bible Dictionary Poison Holman Bible Dictionary Poison Hastings' NT Dictionary Poison King James Dictionary Poisonous Poison Morrish Bible Dictionary Poison Vines' Expository Dictionary Poison Wilson's Bible Types Poison Webster Dictionary Poisonous Poisoning Poisoner (only first 3 shown) Encyclopedias 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica Lead Poisoning Poison Poison Gas Warfare (only first 3 shown) International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Poison McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Poison The Nuttall Encyclopedia Circean Poison The Jewish Encyclopedia Well-Poisoning Lexicons ܣܰܡܳܐ ἰός חֵמָא חָמָה, , חֵמָה רֹאשׁ 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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• part_of source-manifest/easton — Easton's Bible Dictionary (PD)