Poison: 1. Heb. hemah, "heat," the poison of certain venomous reptiles(Deuteronomy 32:24,33; Job 6:4; Psalms 58:4) causing inflammation.
2. Heb. rosh, "a head," a poisonous plant
(Deuteronomy 29:18) growing
luxuriantly
(Hosea 10:4) of a bitter taste
(Psalms 69:21; Lamentations 3:5) and
coupled with wormwood; probably the poppy. This word is rendered
"gall", q.v.,
(Deuteronomy 29:18; 32:33; Psalms 69:21; Jeremiah 8:14) etc., "hemlock"
(Hosea 10:4; Amos 6:12) and "poison"
(Job 20:16) "the poison of asps,"
showing that the rosh was not exclusively a vegetable poison.
3. In
(Romans 3:13) (comp.)
(Job 20:16; Psalms 140:3; James 3:8) as the
rendering of the Greek ios.
