H3939 — לַעֲנָה (laʻănâh)
Strong's H3939 (Hebrew)
Hebrew: לַעֲנָה (laʻănâh)
Pronunciation: lah-an-aw'
Morphology: n-f
Derivation: from an unused root supposed to mean to curse;
Definition: wormwood (regarded as poisonous, and therefore accursed)
KJV Renderings: hemlock, wormwood.
Senses
- wormwood
- bitterness (metaph.)
Cross References
| Strong's | Original | Transliteration | Derivation | Definition | KJV Renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G318 | ἀνάγκη | anánkē | from G303 and the base of G43 | constraint (literally or figuratively); by implication, distress | distress, must needs, (of) necessity(-sary), needeth, needful |
| G3601 | ὀδύνη | odýnē | from G1416 | grief (as dejecting) | sorrow |
| G4088 | πικρία | pikría | from G4089 | acridity (especially poison), literally or figuratively | bitterness |
| G5521 | χολή | cholḗ | feminine of an equivalent perhaps akin to the same as G5514 (from the greenish hue) | "gall" or bile, i.e. (by analogy) poison or an anodyne (wormwood, poppy, etc.) | gall |
Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.
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