What does שֶׁרֶשׁ · רֹאשׁ · לַעֲנָה mean in the Bible?
שֶׁרֶשׁ · רֹאשׁ · לַעֲנָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a root bearing poisonous and bitter fruit".
Hebrew · H8328, H7219, H3939
שֹׁרֶשׁ פֹּרֶה רֹאשׁ וְלַעֲנָה
A root (literally or figuratively) · a poisonous plant , probably the poppy (from its conspicuous head); generally poison (even of serpents) · wormwood (regarded as poisonous, and therefore accursed)
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שֶׁרֶשׁH8328a root (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciationshōresh
Root as foundation of life or being—literal plant roots extend to figurative rootedness in covenant, stability, and ancestral continuity
Open lexicon entry →רֹאשׁH7219a poisonous plant , probably the poppy (from its conspicuous head); generally poison (even of serpents)
Pronunciationrōʾš
Poison whose identity remains uncertain; metaphorically bitter fruit of injustice and divine judgment in Deuteronomic theology
Open lexicon entry →לַעֲנָהH3939wormwood (regarded as poisonous, and therefore accursed)
Pronunciationlaʿănāh
Bitter plant symbolizing divine curse, poison, and the toxic consequences of idolatry or injustice.
Open lexicon entry →What does שֹׁרֶשׁ פֹּרֶה רֹאשׁ וְלַעֲנָה (shoresh poreh rosh vela'anah) mean in the Bible?
שֶׁרֶשׁ · רֹאשׁ · לַעֲנָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a root bearing poisonous and bitter fruit".
Full entry for שֹׁרֶשׁ פֹּרֶה רֹאשׁ וְלַעֲנָה (H8328, H7219, H3939) · Open the biblical lexicon
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H8328, H7219, H3939?
H8328, H7219, H3939 is connected to 53 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. a root bearing poisonous and bitter fruit
Strong'sH8328, H7219, H3939
Lexical occurrences53 versesSource Gloss
a root bearing poisonous and bitter fruit
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שֹׁרֶשׁ פֹּרֶה רֹאשׁ וְלַעֲנָה is built from this root: