Strong's H3939

לַעֲנָה

Language:: Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament)

Definition

wormwood (regarded as poisonous, and therefore accursed)

Derivation

from an unused root supposed to mean to curse;

KJV Translation

In the King James Version, לַעֲנָה is translated as: hemlock, wormwood..

About Strong's Concordance

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, compiled by James Strong in 1890, assigns a unique number to every Hebrew and Aramaic root word in the Old Testament. The Hebrew dictionary covers all 8,674 root words. This entry is in the public domain.