The meaning of Wormwood in the Bible
(From Easton's Bible Dictionary)
Heb. la'anah, the Artemisia absinthium of botanists. It is noted for its intense bitterness (Deuteronomy 29:18; Proverbs 5:4; Jeremiah 9:15; Amos 5:7). It is a type of bitterness, affliction, remorse, punitive suffering. In Amos 6:12 this Hebrew word is rendered "hemlock" (RSV, "wormwood"). In the symbolical language of the Apocalypse (Revelation 8:10,11) a star is represented as falling on the waters of the earth, causing the third part of the water to turn wormwood.
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Wormwood {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
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