Know the Word.

Hebrew word

laʻănâh

lah-an-aw'

לַעֲנָה

What it means

wormwood

wormwood (regarded as poisonous, and therefore accursed)

Where it comes from

from an unused root supposed to mean to curse

How the King James translates it

  • wormwood5

Every place it appears 5

Proverbs5:4
Jeremiah9:1523:15
Lamentations3:19
Amos5:7
laʻănâh — Hebrew word meaning “wormwood”