What does אֵזוֹב (ʾēzwōb) mean in the Bible?
אֵזוֹב (ʾēzwōb) is a Hebrew word meaning "hyssop".
Hebrew · H231
אֵזוֹב
Hyssop
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אֵזוֹבH231
Pronunciationʾēzwōb
What does אֵזוֹב (ʾēzwōb) mean in the Bible?
אֵזוֹב (ʾēzwōb) is a Hebrew word meaning "hyssop".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H231?
The BSB source-word alignment has 10 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and hyssop (3), the hyssop (3), hyssop (1), of hyssop (1), some hyssop (1).
Where does אֵזוֹב (ʾēzwōb) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 12:22. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (5), Numbers (2), 1 Kings (1), Exodus (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itand hyssop3×Leviticus 14:4, Leviticus 14:6, Leviticus 14:49
the hyssop3×Leviticus 14:51, Leviticus 14:52, 1 Kings 4:33
hyssop1×Numbers 19:6
of hyssop1×Exodus 12:22
some hyssop1×Numbers 19:18
with hyssop1×Psalms 51:7
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 12:22אֵז֗וֹבtoof hyssopNoun - masculine singularLeviticus 14:4וְאֵזֹֽב׃toand hyssopConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularLeviticus 14:6הָאֵזֹ֑בtoand hyssopArticle | Noun - masculine singularLeviticus 14:49וְאֵזֹֽב׃toand hyssopConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularLeviticus 14:51הָ֨אֵזֹ֜בtothe hyssopArticle | Noun - masculine singularLeviticus 14:52וּבָאֵזֹ֖בtothe hyssopConjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularNumbers 19:6וְאֵז֖וֹבtohyssopConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularNumbers 19:18אֵז֜וֹבtosome hyssopNoun - masculine singular1 Kings 4:33הָאֵז֔וֹבtothe hyssopArticle | Noun - masculine singularPsalms 51:7בְאֵז֣וֹבtowith hyssopPreposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowExodus 12:22
Aligned rows10
Books represented5
Exodus1Leviticus5Numbers21 Kings1Psalms1
Source forms
וְאֵזֹֽב׃2xwə·’ê·zōḇLeviticus 14:4, Leviticus 14:49
אֵז֗וֹב1x’ê·zō·wḇExodus 12:22
אֵז֜וֹב1x’ê·zō·wḇNumbers 19:18
בְאֵז֣וֹב1xḇə·’ê·zō·wḇPsalms 51:7
הָאֵזֹ֑ב1xhā·’ê·zōḇLeviticus 14:6
הָ֨אֵזֹ֜ב1xhā·’ê·zōḇLeviticus 14:51
הָאֵז֔וֹב1xhā·’ê·zō·wḇ1 Kings 4:33
וְאֵז֖וֹב1xwə·’ê·zō·wḇNumbers 19:6
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine singular3xLeviticus 14:6, Leviticus 14:51, 1 Kings 4:33
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular3xLeviticus 14:4, Leviticus 14:49, Numbers 19:6
Noun - masculine singular2xExodus 12:22, Numbers 19:18
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular1xLeviticus 14:52
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular1xPsalms 51:7
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. hyssop
Source Gloss
hyssop
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
hyssop Usage: hyssop.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אֵזוֹב is of foreign origin - no further derivation.
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.