Poison
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Poison Heb. hemah, "heat," the poison of certain venomous reptiles ( Deuteronomy 32:24 Deuteronomy 32:33 ; Job 6:4 ; Psalms 58:4 ), causing inflammation. Heb. rosh, "a head," a poisonous plant ( Deuteronomy 29:18 ), growing luxuriantly ( Hosea 10:4 ), of a bitter taste ( Psalms 69:21 ; Lamentations 3:5 ), and coupled with wormwood; probably the poppy. This word is rendered "gall", q.v., ( Deuteronomy 29:18 ; 32:33 ; Psalms 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 ; Psalms 140:3 ), James 3:8 , as the rendering of the Greek ios. These dictionary topics are from
M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.
Bibliography InformationEaston, Matthew George. "Entry for Poison". "Easton's Bible Dictionary"..
M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.
Bibliography InformationEaston, Matthew George. "Entry for Poison". "Easton's Bible Dictionary".