Heb. hemah, "heat," the poison of certain venomous reptiles ( Deuteronomy 32:24 Deuteronomy 32:33 ; Job 6:4 ; Psalms 58:4 ), causing inflammation.

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.

In Romans 3:13 (Compare Job 20:16 ; Psalms 140:3 ), James 3:8 , as the rendering of the Greek ios.

These dictionary topics are from
M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.