Bible Dictionaries
Hemlock
Holman Bible Dictionary
KJV translation of two Hebrew terms. Modern translations agree in translating that in Hosea 10:4 as poisonous weed(s). The term at Amos 6:12 is translated as bitterness (NAS margins, NIV); poison (REB), and wormwood (NRSV, NAS). See Gall .
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Hemlock'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/h/hemlock.html. 1991.