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Lexicon :: Strong's H7219 - rō'š

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רֹאשׁ
Transliteration
rō'š
Pronunciation
roshe
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Apparently the same as רֹאשׁ (H7218)
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TWOT Reference: 2098

Strong’s Definitions

רֹאשׁ rôʼsh, roshe; or רוֹשׁ rôwsh; (Deuteronomy 32:32), apparently the same as H7218; a poisonous plant, probably the poppy (from its conspicuous head); generally poison (even of serpents):—gall, hemlock, poison, venom.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x

The KJV translates Strong's H7219 in the following manner: gall (9x), venom (1x), poison (1x), hemlock (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x
The KJV translates Strong's H7219 in the following manner: gall (9x), venom (1x), poison (1x), hemlock (1x).

  1. gall, venom, bitter, poisonous

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
רֹאשׁ rôʼsh, roshe; or רוֹשׁ rôwsh; (Deuteronomy 32:32), apparently the same as H7218; a poisonous plant, probably the poppy (from its conspicuous head); generally poison (even of serpents):—gall, hemlock, poison, venom.
STRONGS H7219: Abbreviations
† II. ראשׁ and († Deuteronomy 32:32) רוֺשׁ noun masculineDeuteronomy 32:33 a bitter and poisonous herb, then venom, always figurative; —
1. a bitter and poisonous herb, + (or ||) לַעֲנָה Deuteronomy 29:17; Lamentations 3:19, so (מֵי ראֹשׁ) Jeremiah 9:14; Jeremiah 23:15; מֵי ר׳ (without ל׳) Jeremiah 8:14; עִנְּכֵירֿוֺשׁ Deuteronomy 22:32 (|| מְרֹרֹת); ראֹשׁ וּתְלָאָה Lamentations 3:5; ר׳ alone Psalm 69:22, כָּרֹאשׁ וּפָרַח מִשְׁפָּט Hosea 10:4, מִשְׁפָּט לְר׳ הְפַכְתֶּם Amos 6:12.
2. venom, of serpents, פְּתָנִים ר׳ Deuteronomy 32:33; Job 20:16.

רוֺשׁ poison, Deuteronomy 32:32, see II.ראֹשׁ above.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Deuteronomy

29:17; 32:32; 32:32; 32:33; 32:33

Job

20:16

Psalms

69:22

Jeremiah

8:14; 9:14; 23:15

Lamentations

3:5; 3:19

Hosea

10:4

Amos

6:12

H7219

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7219 matches the Hebrew רֹאשׁ (rō'š),
which occurs 12 times in 12 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 29:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:18 - I am making this covenant with you so that no one among you—no man, woman, clan, or tribe—will turn away from the LORD our God to worship these gods of other nations, and so that no root among you bears bitter and poisonous fruit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:32

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:32 - Their vine grows from the vine of Sodom,
from the vineyards of Gomorrah.
Their grapes are poison,
and their clusters are bitter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:33

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:33 - Their wine is the venom of serpents,
the deadly poison of cobras.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 20:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:16 - They will suck the poison of cobras.
The viper will kill them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:21 - But instead, they give me poison[fn] for food;
they offer me sour wine for my thirst.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:14 - “Then the people will say,
‘Why should we wait here to die?
Come, let’s go to the fortified towns and die there.
For the LORD our God has decreed our destruction
and has given us a cup of poison to drink
because we sinned against the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 9:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:15 - So now, this is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: Look! I will feed them with bitterness and give them poison to drink.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 23:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:15 - Therefore, this is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies says concerning the prophets:
“I will feed them with bitterness
and give them poison to drink.
For it is because of Jerusalem’s prophets
that wickedness has filled this land.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:5 - He has besieged and surrounded me
with anguish and distress.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 3:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:19 - The thought of my suffering and homelessness
is bitter beyond words.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 10:4

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 10:4 - They spout empty words
and make covenants they don’t intend to keep.
So injustice springs up among them
like poisonous weeds in a farmer’s field.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 6:12 - Can horses gallop over boulders?
Can oxen be used to plow them?
But that’s how foolish you are when you turn justice into poison
and the sweet fruit of righteousness into bitterness.
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