3939 – לַעֲנָה (laanah)

wormwood

Type:	Noun Noun   fem. ♀ feminine
Hebrew:	לַעֲנָה (laanah)
Pronunciation:	la-a-na    Listen
Gematria:	155(30 + 70 + 50 + 5)    words with the same gematria
Origin:	from an unused root supposed to mean to curse
Usage:	8 times in OT

Description

1) wormwood
1a) bitterness (metaph.)

Equivalent Greek words

In the greek translation Septuagint (LXX) the Hebrew word laanah was translated to the following:

ἀνάγκη	anagke	G0318	necessity
ὀδύνη	odune	G3601	sorrow
πικρία	pikria	G4088	bitterness
χολή	chole	G5521	gall

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