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H231 אֵזוֹב (ʼêzôwb) ay-zobe'
Hebrew
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Strong's Definition

probably of foreign derivation; hyssop

KJV Usage: hyssop

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

אֵזוֹב (e.zov) — hyssop. hyssop, a plant used for medicinal and religious purposes

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

noun m

Plants

hyssop = plant with a shrub-like base and stems which are erect, stiff and strong; it reaches a height of just under one meter; it may grow from the ground but also spring out of crevices in walls, cliffs and rocks; its leaves and branches are hairy, and its flowers white; ◄ origanum maru; ► the plant is aromatic, and the dried leaves are used as a condiments; the leaves and little branches, when collected in bunches, are suitable for sprinkling purposes, as the hairy surface holds the liquid; used in the ritual purification of the Jews

EXO 12:22 · LEV 14:4 · LEV 14:6 · LEV 14:49 · LEV 14:51 · LEV 14:52 · NUM 19:6 · NUM 19:18 · 1KI 5:13 · PSA 51:9

Reinier de Blois

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

אֵזוֹב n.m. hyssop base

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