What does אֵזוֹב (ʾēzwōb) mean in the Bible?
אֵזוֹב (ʾēzwōb) is a Hebrew word meaning "hyssop".
Hebrew · H231
אֵזוֹב
Hyssop
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אֵזוֹב H231
Pronunciation ʾēzwōb
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 It and hyssop 3× Leviticus 14:4, Leviticus 14:6, Leviticus 14:49
the hyssop 3× Leviticus 14:51, Leviticus 14:52, 1 Kings 4:33
hyssop 1× Numbers 19:6
of hyssop 1× Exodus 12:22
some hyssop 1× Numbers 19:18
with hyssop 1× Psalms 51:7
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 12:22 אֵז֗וֹב to of hyssop Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 14:4 וְאֵזֹֽב׃ to and hyssop Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 14:6 הָאֵזֹ֑ב to and hyssop Article | Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 14:49 וְאֵזֹֽב׃ to and hyssop Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 14:51 הָ֨אֵזֹ֜ב to the hyssop Article | Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 14:52 וּבָאֵזֹ֖ב to the hyssop Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Numbers 19:6 וְאֵז֖וֹב to hyssop Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Numbers 19:18 אֵז֜וֹב to some hyssop Noun - masculine singular 1 Kings 4:33 הָאֵז֔וֹב to the hyssop Article | Noun - masculine singular Psalms 51:7 בְאֵז֣וֹב to with hyssop Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 12:22
Aligned rows 10
Books represented 5
Exodus 1 Leviticus 5 Numbers 2 1 Kings 1 Psalms 1
Source forms
וְאֵזֹֽב׃ 2x wə·’ê·zōḇ Leviticus 14:4, Leviticus 14:49
אֵז֗וֹב 1x ’ê·zō·wḇ Exodus 12:22
אֵז֜וֹב 1x ’ê·zō·wḇ Numbers 19:18
בְאֵז֣וֹב 1x ḇə·’ê·zō·wḇ Psalms 51:7
הָאֵזֹ֑ב 1x hā·’ê·zōḇ Leviticus 14:6
הָ֨אֵזֹ֜ב 1x hā·’ê·zōḇ Leviticus 14:51
הָאֵז֔וֹב 1x hā·’ê·zō·wḇ 1 Kings 4:33
וְאֵז֖וֹב 1x wə·’ê·zō·wḇ Numbers 19:6
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine singular 3x Leviticus 14:6, Leviticus 14:51, 1 Kings 4:33
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 3x Leviticus 14:4, Leviticus 14:49, Numbers 19:6
Noun - masculine singular 2x Exodus 12:22, Numbers 19:18
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Leviticus 14:52
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular 1x Psalms 51:7
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. hyssop
Source Gloss
hyssop
Extended definition Source: 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.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain