HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H231
אֵזוֹב
e.zov — hyssop
hyssop, a plant used for medicinal and religious purposes
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Hyssop
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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GREEK · G5301
ὕσσωπος
hussōpos — hyssop
ὕσσωπος, -ου, ἡ [in LXX for אֵזוֹב ;] hyssop, of which a bunch was used in ritual sprinklings: Heb.9:19; of a branch or rod (?) of hyssop, Jhn.19:29 (but see Field, Notes, 106 ff., for suggestion to substitute ὑσσῷ here).† (AS)
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אֲגֻדָּה
a.gud.dah — band
1) band, binding 1a) cords, bands, thongs (metaphorical of slavery) 1b) bunch of hyssop 1c) band of men, troops 1d) vault (of the heavens), firmament (binding earth to the heavens)
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(Heb. ‘ezob; LXX. hyssopos), first mentioned in Ex. 12:22 in connection with the institution of the Passover. We find it afterwards mentioned in Lev. 14:4, 6, 52; Num. 19:6, 18; Heb. 9:19. It is spoken of as a plant “springing out of the wall” (1 Kings 4:33). Many conjectures have been formed as to what this plant really was. Some contend that it was a species of marjoram (origanum), six species of which are found in Palestine. Others with more probability think that it was the caper plant, the Capparis spinosa of Linnaeus. This plant grew in Egypt, in the desert of Sinai, and in Palestine. It was capable of producing a stem three or four feet in length (Matt. 27:48; Mark 15:36. Comp. John 19:29).
Scripture references
Exodus 12:22Leviticus 14:4Leviticus 14:6Leviticus 14:52Numbers 19:6Numbers 19:18Hebrews 9:191 Kings 4:33Matthew 27:48Mark 15:36John 19:29Psalms 51:7
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.