The meaning of “רֹאשׁ”
Understanding rôʼsh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or רוֹשׁ rôwsh (roshe); (Deuteronomy 32:32), apparently the same as רֹאשׁ gall, hemlock, poison, venom. - a poisonous pl...
רֹאשׁ
or רוֹשׁ rôwsh (roshe); (Deuteronomy 32:32), apparently the same as רֹאשׁ gall, hemlock, poison, venom. - a poisonous plant, probably the poppy (from its conspicuous head) - generally poison (even of serpents) 1) gall, venom, bitter, poisonous
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Deuteronomy 32:32 | “For their vine is of the vine of Sodom, and of the fields of Gomorrah: their grapes are grapes of gall, their clusters are bitter:” Word: רֹאשׁ (rôʼsh) | |
| Job 20:16 | “He shall suck the poison of asps: the viper’s tongue shall slay him.” Word: רֹאשׁ (rôʼsh) | |
| Psalms 69:21 | “They gave me also gall for my meat; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.” Word: רֹאשׁ (rôʼsh) | |
| Jeremiah 9:15 | “Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will feed them, even this people, with wormwood, and give them water of gall to drink.” Word: רֹאשׁ (rôʼsh) | |
| Lamentations 3:19 | “Remembering mine affliction and my misery, the wormwood and the gall.” Word: רֹאשׁ (rôʼsh) |