rosh denotes a toxic poison, used for venom, poisoned drink, and figurative corruption or judgment.

The term denotes toxic poison in scenes of venom and harmful drink, and it also appears in figurative descriptions of justice turned corrupt and judgment spreading through a field. Some occurrences are not clearly isolated by the translation, so their precise contribution remains less certain.

1. Toxic poison in literal and figurative scenes · dominant

   The singular noun occurs in depictions of poisonous grapes, cobra venom, and water given to drink in Deuteronomy 32:32, Deuteronomy 32:33, Job 20:16, Jeremiah 23:15, and Jeremiah 8:14. It is also used in Amos 6:12 and Hosea 10:4, where the APB renders justice turned into “poison” and judgment sprouting “like poison” in field furrows.

   Deuteronomy 32:32Deuteronomy 32:33Job 20:16Jeremiah 23:15Amos 6:12Hosea 10:4

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB variously uses “poison,” “poisonous,” and “poisoned” in verses where the toxic image is clear. Several occurrences, including Deuteronomy 29:17, Jeremiah 9:14, and Psalm 69:22, do not clearly display the term’s specific contribution in English.