Difference between revisions of "Gall"

<div> '''1: '''''Χολή''''' ''' (Strong'S #5521 — Noun [[Feminine]] — chole — khol-ay' ) </div> <p> a word probably connected with chloe, "yellow," denotes "gall," (a) literal, &nbsp;Matthew 27:34 (cp. &nbsp; Psalm 69:21 ); some regard the word here as referring to myrrh, on account of &nbsp;Mark 15:23; (b) metaphorical, &nbsp;Acts 8:23 , where "gall of bitterness" stands for extreme wickedness, productive of evil fruit. In the OT it is used (a) of a plant characterized by bitterness (probably wormwood), &nbsp;Deuteronomy 29:18; &nbsp;Hosea 10:4; &nbsp;Amos 6:12; (b) as the translation of the word mererah, "bitterness," &nbsp;Job 13:26 , e.g.; (c) as the translation of rosh, "venom;" in &nbsp;Deuteronomy 32:32 "(grapes) of gall." In &nbsp; Job 20:25 , the gall bladder is referred to (the receptacle of bile). The ancients supposed that the poison of serpents lay in the gall (see &nbsp;Job 20:14 ). </p>