Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
wormwood
Usage: 1) wormwood 1a) bitterness (metaph.)
Strong's Number
H3939
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
8
Books
5
Strong's H3939 Quick Answer
Strong's H3939 לַעֲנָה (la`anah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. la`anah (lah-an-aw') n-f. 1. wormwood (regarded as poisonous, and therefore accursed) [from an unused root supposed to mean to curse] It has 8 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include wormwood. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- la`anah (lah-an-aw') n-f. 1. wormwood (regarded as poisonous, and therefore accursed) [from an unused root supposed to mean to curse]
- Usage
- 8 linked usages
- Books
- 5 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- wormwood
Meaning and Definition
la`anah (lah-an-aw') n-f. 1. wormwood (regarded as poisonous, and therefore accursed) [from an unused root supposed to mean to curse] KJV: hemlock, wormwood.
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H3939. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H3939 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render la`anah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
wormwood
Deuteronomy 29:18
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How Strong's H3939 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 8 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H3939 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H3939 in the Old Testament
8 indexed usages in Old Testament.
Lest there should be among you man, or woman, or family, or tribe, whose heart turneth away this day from the LORD our God, to go and serve the gods of these nations; lest there should be among you a root that beareth gall and wormwood;
But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
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.
Usage Excerpts
First 8 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H3939.
Lest there should be among you man, or woman, or family, or tribe, whose heart turneth away this day from the LORD our God, to go and serve the gods of these nations; lest there should be among you a root that beareth gall and wormwood;
But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
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.
Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts concerning the prophets; Behold, I will feed them with wormwood, and make them drink the water of gall: for from the prophets of Jerusalem is profaneness gone forth into all the land.
He hath filled me with bitterness, he hath made me drunken with wormwood.
Remembering mine affliction and my misery, the wormwood and the gall.
Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth,
Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow there with oxen? for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock:
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3939, grouped by book.
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Old Testament
Jeremiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Lamentations 2 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H3939 FAQ
What does laanah (לַעֲנָה) mean?
Laanah (Strong's H3939) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "wormwood". la`anah (lah-an-aw') n-f. 1. wormwood (regarded as poisonous, and therefore accursed) [from an unused root supposed to mean to curse]
How many times is laanah (לַעֲנָה) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 8 linked usages for Strong's H3939 across 5 books.
Where can I study laanah (לַעֲנָה) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3939 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate laanah (לַעֲנָה)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as wormwood. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.