Bible Dictionaries
Poison

Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • 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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    These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.
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    Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Poison'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​p/poison.html. 1897.
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