לָעַן an unused root. Arab. لعن to curse. Hence—
לַעֲנָה fem. wormwood, Jer. 9:14 ; 23:15 ; Lam. 3:15 , 19 ; Prov. 5:4 ; this herb is perhaps so called as being noxious (see the root) and poisonous (comp. Deut. 29:17 ; Apoc. 8:10 , 11 ); as bitter herbs were commonly so regarded by the Hebrews (compare Heb. 12:13 ).
Kerken: Zwartebroek-Terschuur