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Lexicon :: Strong's H231 - 'ēzôḇ

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אֵזוֹב
Transliteration
'ēzôḇ
Pronunciation
ay-zobe'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably of foreign derivation
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 55

Strong’s Definitions

אֵזוֹב ʼêzôwb, ay-zobe'; probably of foreign derivation; hyssop:—hyssop.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x

The KJV translates Strong's H231 in the following manner: hyssop (10x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x
The KJV translates Strong's H231 in the following manner: hyssop (10x).

  1. hyssop, a plant used for medicinal and religious purposes

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אֵזוֹב ʼêzôwb, ay-zobe'; probably of foreign derivation; hyssop:—hyssop.
STRONGS H231: Abbreviations
† אֵזוֺב noun masculine1Ki 5:13 hyssop (Mishna אזוב, Aramaic aBvuz, Arabic زُوفَا Frey., Ethiopic አዘብ፡ Greek Version of the LXX ὕσσωπος, herb of purging qualities, but perhaps not precise botanical term, see Di Leviticus 14:6f; see also Löw93) **probably a kind of wild marjoram (origanum Muru) PostHast. DB Hyssop. — א׳ absolute Exodus 12:22 + 4 times; אֵזֹב Leviticus 14:4 + 4 times; — hyssop, little plant (contracted אֶרֶז cedar) 1 Kings 5:13, אֲשֶׁר יֹצֵא בַּקִּיר הָא׳; Exodus 12:22 (J) אֲגֻדַּת א׳ a bunch of hyssop for sprinkling blood on doorposts; without אגדת, used in cleansing from leprosy Leviticus 14:4, 6, 49, 51, 52; burnt with red heifer Numbers 19:6; used in cleansing with ashes of red heifer Numbers 19:18 (all P); compare Psalm 51:9 וְאֶטְהָ֑ר תְּחַטְּאֵנִי בְּא׳.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

12:22; 12:22

Leviticus

14:4; 14:4; 14:6; 14:6; 14:49; 14:51; 14:52

Numbers

19:6; 19:18

1 Kings

5:13; 5:13

Psalms

51:9

H231

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Strong's Number H231 matches the Hebrew אֵזוֹב ('ēzôḇ),
which occurs 10 times in 10 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 12:22

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:22 - Take a branch of hyssop, dip it in the blood that is in the basin, and apply to the top of the doorframe and the two side posts some of the blood that is in the basin. Not one of you is to go out the door of his house until morning.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:4 - then the priest will command that two live clean birds, a piece of cedar wood, a scrap of crimson fabric, and some twigs of hyssop be taken up for the one being cleansed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:6 - Then he is to take the live bird along with the piece of cedar wood, the scrap of crimson fabric, and the twigs of hyssop, and he is to dip them and the live bird in the blood of the bird slaughtered over the fresh water,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:49

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:49 - Then he is to take two birds, a piece of cedar wood, a scrap of crimson fabric, and some twigs of hyssop to decontaminate the house,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:51

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:51 - He must then take the piece of cedar wood, the twigs of hyssop, the scrap of crimson fabric, and the live bird, and dip them in the blood of the slaughtered bird and in the fresh water, and sprinkle the house seven times.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:52

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:52 - So he is to decontaminate the house with the blood of the bird, the fresh water, the live bird, the piece of cedar wood, the twigs of hyssop, and the scrap of crimson fabric,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 19:6

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:6 - And the priest must take cedar wood, hyssop, and scarlet wool and throw them into the midst of the fire where the heifer is burning.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 19:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:18 - Then a ceremonially clean person must take hyssop, dip it in the water, and sprinkle it on the tent, on all its furnishings, and on the people who were there, or on the one who touched a bone, or one killed, or one who died, or a grave.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 4:33

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:33 - He produced manuals on botany, describing every kind of plant, from the cedars of Lebanon to the hyssop that grows on walls. He also produced manuals on biology, describing animals, birds, insects, and fish.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 51:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:7 - Sprinkle me with water and I will be pure; wash me and I will be whiter than snow.
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