Hemath A Kenite (Ch1 2:55), the father of the house of Rechab. Hemlock (1.) Heb. rosh (Hos 10:4; rendered "gall" in Deu 29:18; Deu 32:32; Psa 69:21; Jer 9:15; Jer 23:15; "poison," Job 20:16; "venom," Deu 32:33).