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H3939 · לַעֲנָה

laʻănâh

Primary-Source Attested

Strong’s definition

wormwood (regarded as poisonous, and therefore accursed)

KJV gloss list in the source

hemlock, wormwood.

Source pronunciation notation: lah-an-aw'

Derivation recorded by Strong

from an unused root supposed to mean to curse;

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