Strongs Number: H3939
- Hebrew Word
- לַעֲנָה
- Transliteration
- laʻănâh
- Phonetic
- lah-an-aw'
- Part of Speech
- Noun Feminine
- Strongs Definition
-
wormwood (regarded as {poisonous} and therefore accursed)
- BDB Definition
-
1. wormwood
a. bitterness (metaph.)
- Origin
- From an unused root supposed to mean to curse
- Bible Usage
- {hemlock} wormwood.