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Lexicon :: Strong's H3939 - laʿănâ

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לַעֲנָה
Transliteration
laʿănâ
Pronunciation
lah-an-aw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root supposed to mean to curse
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TWOT Reference: 1121

Strong’s Definitions

לַעֲנָה laʻănâh, lah-an-aw'; from an unused root supposed to mean to curse; wormwood (regarded as poisonous, and therefore accursed):—hemlock, wormwood.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x

The KJV translates Strong's H3939 in the following manner: wormwood (7x), hemlock (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x
The KJV translates Strong's H3939 in the following manner: wormwood (7x), hemlock (1x).

  1. wormwood

    1. bitterness (metaph.)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
לַעֲנָה laʻănâh, lah-an-aw'; from an unused root supposed to mean to curse; wormwood (regarded as poisonous, and therefore accursed):—hemlock, wormwood.
STRONGS H3939: Abbreviations
† לַעֲנָה noun feminine wormwood (Late Hebrew id.; Arabic bdb054203 is curse (verb bdb054204 id.), so Nabataean לצנת (verb לען) compare CookGlossary); — only figurative of bitter things: — of perverted justice, Amos 5:7; Amos 6:12 (|| ראֹשׁ; of result of idolatry, Deuteronomy 29:17 (|| id.); of י׳'s chastisement Jeremiah 9:14 (|| מֵ֯ירֿאֹשׁ, Jeremiah 23:15 (|| id.), Lamentations 3:15 (|| מְרוֺרִים), Lamentations 3:19 (|| ראֹשׁ); simile of bitter (מָרָה) result of intercourse with strange woman Proverbs 5:4. — On wormwood (Artemisia absinthium, etc., Greek ἀψίθιον) compare Löw80f. 401, 421 TristrNat, Hist. Bib. 493.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Deuteronomy

29:17

Proverbs

5:4

Jeremiah

9:14; 23:15

Lamentations

3:15; 3:19

Amos

5:7; 6:12

H3939

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3939 matches the Hebrew לַעֲנָה (laʿănâ),
which occurs 8 times in 8 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 29:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:18 - لِئَلّا يَكُونَ بَيْنَكُمْ رَجُلٌ أَوِ امْرَأَةٌ أَوْ عَشِيرَةٌ أَوْ سِبْطٌ مَالَ قَلْبُهُ عَنِ الرَّبِّ إِلَهِنَا، فَغَوَى لِيَعْبُدَ آلِهَةَ تِلْكَ الأَمَمِ. فَاحْرِصُوا أَلّا يَكُونَ بَيْنَكُمْ مَنْ تَأَصَّلَ فِيهِ الشَّرُّ، فَيَحْمِلَ ثَمَراً عَلْقَماً سَامّاً.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:4 - لَكِنَّ عَاقِبَتَهَا مُرَّةٌ كَالْعَلْقَمِ، حَادَّةٌ كَسَيْفٍ ذِي حَدَّيْنِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 9:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:15 - لِذَلِكَ هَا أَنَا أُطْعِمُ هَذَا الشَّعْبَ طَعَاماً مُرّاً، وَأَسْقِيهِمْ مَاءً مَسْمُوماً،

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 23:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:15 - لِذَلِكَ هَذَا مَا يَقُولُهُ الرَّبُّ الْقَدِيرُ عَنِ الأَنْبِيَاءِ: «هَا أَنَا أُطْعِمُهُمْ أَفْسَنْتِيناً وَأَسْقِيهِمْ مَاءً مَسْمُوماً، لأَنَّهُ مِنْ أَنْبِيَاءِ أُورُشَلِيمَ شَاعَ الْكُفْرُ فِي كُلِّ أَرْجَاءِ الأَرْضِ».

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:15 - أَشْبَعَنِي مَرَارَةً، وَأَرْوَانِي أَفْسَنْتِيناً.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 3:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:19 - اُذْكُرْ بَلِيَّتِي وَتَيَهَانِي وَالأَفْسَنْتِينَ وَالْمَرَارَةَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:7 - إِنَّكُمْ تُحَوِّلُونَ الْعَدْلَ مَرَارَةً، وَتَطْرَحُونَ الْحَقَّ إِلَى الأَرْضِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 6:12 - أَتَجْرِي الْخُيُولُ عَلَى الصُّخُورِ؟ وَهَلْ يُحْرَثُ الْبَحْرُ بِثِيرَانٍ؟ لَقَدْ حَوَّلْتُمُ الْحَقَّ سُمّاً زُعَافاً، وَثِمَارَ الْبِرِّ مَرَارَةً.
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