/Hebrew/H3939

Strong's H3939 · Hebrew

לַעֲנָה

laʻănâh · /lah-an-aw'/

Number

H3939

Language

Hebrew

Original word

לַעֲנָה

Transliteration

laʻănâh

Pronunciation

lah-an-aw'

KJV occurrences

8 verses

Definition

wormwood (regarded as poisonous, and therefore accursed)

KJV: hemlock, wormwood.

Root / derivation: from an unused root supposed to mean to curse;

KJV usage breakdown

How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered לַעֲנָה across 8 verses.

wormwood7×

hemlock1×

Every occurrence (KJV)

8 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.

Deuteronomy1 verse

Deuteronomy 29:18

Lest there should be among you man, or woman, or family, or tribe, whose heart turneth away this day from the LORD our God, to go and serve the gods of these nations; lest there should be among you a root that beareth gall and wormwood; gall: or, a poisonous herb: Heb. rosh

Proverbs1 verse

Proverbs 5:4

But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword.

Jeremiah2 verses

Jeremiah 9:15

Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will feed them, even this people, with wormwood, and give them water of gall to drink.

Jeremiah 23:15

Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts concerning the prophets; Behold, I will feed them with wormwood, and make them drink the water of gall: for from the prophets of Jerusalem is profaneness gone forth into all the land. profaneness: or, hypocrisy

Lamentations2 verses

Lamentations 3:15

He hath filled me with bitterness, he hath made me drunken with wormwood. bitterness: Heb. bitternesses

Lamentations 3:19

Remembering mine affliction and my misery, the wormwood and the gall. Remembering: or, Remember

Amos2 verses

Amos 5:7

Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth,

Amos 6:12

Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow there with oxen? for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock:

Topics that use this word

Wormwood Despondency Judgments Adultery Afflictions Made Beneficial Backsliders Harlot Lasciviousness Law of God, the Ox, the Ploughing Prophecy

Frequently asked questions

What does Strong's H3939 (laʻănâh) mean?

wormwood (regarded as poisonous, and therefore accursed)

How many times does H3939 appear in the Bible?

Strong's H3939 (לַעֲנָה) appears in 8 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “wormwood.”

How is laʻănâh translated in the KJV?

In the KJV, Strong's H3939 is rendered as “wormwood” (7×), “hemlock” (1×).

Where does the Hebrew word לַעֲנָה come from?

from an unused root supposed to mean to curse;