What does "Wormwood" mean in the Bible?
At least five species of this plant (Artemisia) are found in the Holy Land, and are distinguished for intense bitterness. Wormwood appears in 7 verses across 4 books of the Bible.
What does the Bible say about Wormwood?
WORM'WOOD. At least five species of this plant (Artemisia) are found in the Holy Land, and are distinguished for intense bitterness. Hence this word is often joined with or used in the same sense as "gall" and "hemlock " to denote what is offensive and nauseous. Deut 29:18; Prov 5:4; Am 5:7; Zech 6:12. To be obliged to use it as food expresses the extreme of suffering. Jer 9:15; Matt 23:15; Lam 3:15, Acts 1:19.
Definition text: Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible · 1898. Public domain.
Compiled by Protos: the verse list on this page. Where one name belongs to more than one person or place, each of them gets a separate entry.
What is the Hebrew word for Wormwood?
Where does Wormwood appear in the Bible?
Wormwood is referenced in 7 verses across 4 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.
- Amos 5:7
- Amos 6:12
- Jeremiah 9:15
- Jeremiah 23:15
- Lamentations 3:15
- Lamentations 3:19
- Proverbs 5:4
What else appears in these passages?
These turn up in the same passages as Wormwood.
Common questions
How many times does the Bible mention Wormwood?
Wormwood appears in 7 verses across 4 books, most often in Amos, which accounts for 2 of them.
Which books of the Bible mention Wormwood?
Amos, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Proverbs.
Where can I read every verse about Wormwood?
This page lists 7 of them. Protos carries all 7, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.
