Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
poison
Usage: gall, venom, bitter, poisonous
Strong's Number
H7219
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
12
Books
7
Strong's H7219 Quick Answer
Strong's H7219 רוֹאשׁ רוֹשׁ (ro'sh) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. ro'sh (roshe) (or rowsh (Deut. 32) n-m. 1. a poisonous plant, probably the poppy (from its conspicuous head) 2. (generally) poison (even of serpents) It has 12 linked Bible usages across 7 books. Visible English usage signals include gall, poison, and hemlock. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- ro'sh (roshe) (or rowsh (Deut. 32) n-m. 1. a poisonous plant, probably the poppy (from its conspicuous head) 2. (generally) poison (even of serpents)
- Usage
- 12 linked usages
- Books
- 7 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- gall, poison, and hemlock
Meaning and Definition
ro'sh (roshe) (or rowsh (Deut. 32) n-m. 1. a poisonous plant, probably the poppy (from its conspicuous head) 2. (generally) poison (even of serpents) [apparently the same as H7218] KJV: gall, hemlock, poison, venom. Root(s): H7218
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H7219. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H7219 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render ro'sh, 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.
How Strong's H7219 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 12 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H7219 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 H7219 in the Old Testament
12 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;
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:
Their wine is the poison of dragons, and the cruel venom of asps.
Usage Excerpts
First 12 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H7219.
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;
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:
Their wine is the poison of dragons, and the cruel venom of asps.
He shall suck the poison of asps: the viper's tongue shall slay him.
They gave me also gall for my meat; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.
Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the defenced cities, and let us be silent there: for the LORD our God hath put us to silence, and given us water of gall to drink, because we have sinned against the LORD.
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 builded against me, and compassed me with gall and travail.
Remembering mine affliction and my misery, the wormwood and the gall.
They have spoken words, swearing falsely in making a covenant: thus judgment springeth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field.
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 H7219, grouped by book.
Deuteronomy 3 usages, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Jeremiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Lamentations 2 usages, Old Testament
Hosea 1 usage, Old Testament
Amos 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H7219 FAQ
What does rosh (רֹאשׁ) mean?
Rosh (Strong's H7219) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "poison". ro'sh (roshe) (or rowsh (Deut. 32) n-m. 1. a poisonous plant, probably the poppy (from its conspicuous head) 2. (generally) poison (even of serpents)
How many times is rosh (רֹאשׁ) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 12 linked usages for Strong's H7219 across 7 books.
Where can I study rosh (רֹאשׁ) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H7219 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate rosh (רֹאשׁ)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as gall, poison, and hemlock. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.