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Hemlock

Smith's Bible Dictionary

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Hemlock. The common ground or dwarf hemlock, a bitter, poisonous plant. The Hebrew, rosh is rendered "hemlock" in two passages, Hosea 10:4; Amos 6:12, but elsewhere "gall." See Gall. (It is possible that the plant is rather the poppy than a hemlock. - Cook).

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Smith, William, Dr. Entry for 'Hemlock'. Smith's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​sbd/​h/hemlock.html. 1901.
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