Venom
King James Dictionary [1]
Ven'Om, n. L. venenum, venor, to hunt, to drive or chase venio, to come. See Venus, &c.
1. Poison matter fatal or injurious to life. Venom is generally used to express noxious matter that is applied externally, or that is discharged from animals, as that of bites and stings of serpents, scorpions, &c. and poison, to express substances taken into the stomach. 2. Spite malice.
Ven'Om, To poison to infect with venom. Little used, but envenom is in use and elegant. Venom may be elegantly used in poetry.
Webster's Dictionary [2]
(1): ( n.) Spite; malice; malignity; evil quality. Chaucer.
(2): ( n.) To infect with venom; to envenom; to poison.
(3): ( n.) Matter fatal or injurious to life; poison; particularly, the poisonous, the poisonous matter which certain animals, such as serpents, scorpions, bees, etc., secrete in a state of health, and communicate by thing or stinging.
Holman Bible Dictionary [3]
rosh Deuteronomy 32:33 Job 20:16 Deuteronomy 29:18 Hosea 10:4Poison
Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types [4]
Deuteronomy 32:33 (b) This describes the evil and wicked effect of Israel's activities as they worshiped idols and forsook the Lord.
