• Heb. la'anah, generally rendered "wormwood" (q.v.), Deuteronomy 29:18 , Text 17; Proverbs 5:4; Jeremiah 9:15; 23:15 . Once it is rendered "hemlock" (Amos 6:12; RSV, "wormwood"). This Hebrew word is from a root meaning "to curse," hence the accursed.

    Copyright StatementThese dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.

    Bibliography InformationEaston, Matthew George. Entry for 'Hemlock'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/h/hemlock.html. 1897.