of Habakkuk (Habakkuk 3), and David’s “song of the bow” (2 Samuel
1:19-27).
- POISON (1.) Hebrews hemah, “heat,” the poison of certain venomous
reptiles (Deuteronomy 32:24, 33; Job 6:4; Psalm 58:4), causing
inflammation.
(2.) Hebrews rosh, “a head,” a poisonous plant (Deuteronomy 29:18),
growing luxuriantly (Hos. 10:4), of a bitter taste (Psalm 69:21;
Lamentations 3:5), and coupled with wormwood; probably the poppy.
This word is rendered “gall”, q.v., (Deuteronomy 29:18; 32:33; Psalm
69:21; Jeremiah 8:14, etc.), “hemlock” (Hos. 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; Psalm 140:3), James 3:8, as the
rendering of the Greek ios.