STRONGS NUMBER H231

H231. ezob

אֵזוֺב‎ noun masculine^{1 Kings 5:13} hyssop (Mishna אזוב‎, Aramaic , Arabic Frey., Ethiopic ᵐ5‎ ὕσσωπος, herb of purging qualities, but perhaps not precise botanical term, see Di Leviticus 14:6 f; see also Löw⁹³) **probably a kind of wild marjoram (origanum Muru) Post^{Hast. DB Hyssop}. — ׳א‎ absolute Exodus 12:22 4t.; אֵזֹב‎ Leviticus 14:4 4t.; — hyssop, little plant (contracted אֶרֶז‎ cedar) 1 Kings 5:13, ׳הָא בַּקִּיר יֹצֵא אֲשֶׁר‎; Exodus 12:22 (J) א ׳אֲגֻדַּת‎ a bunch of h. 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 19:18 (all P); compare Psalm 51:9 בְּא ׳תְּחַטְּאֵנִי וְאֶטְהָ֑ר‎.

אַזְכָּרָה‎ see זכר‎.