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rōʾš רֹאשׁ ‘poison’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: apparently the same as rōʾš רֹאשׁ ‘head / leader’
Roots: רואשׁ

rōʾš n, m
1) gall, venom, bitter, poisonous

Mentioned in Deuteronomy 29:17, 32:33, 32:32 Jeremiah 9:14, 23:15, 8:14 Hosea 10:4 Amos 6:12 Psalms 69:22 Job 20:16 Lamentations 3:5, 3:19

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