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Comments: Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis)

 

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Comments: Origanum syriacum; syn. Majorana syriaca (also Origanum maru, although this primarily refers to a hybrid of O. syriacum), bible hyssop, Biblical-hyssop, Lebanese oregano or Syrian oregano, is an aromatic perennial herb in the mint family, Lamiaceae.

 

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Comments: Za'atar growing in the herb garden of the Jerusalem Botanical Gardens, Jerusalem, Israel

 

Hyssop. Hyssopus officinalis. אזוב’êzōḇ - Strongs: H231; ὕσσωπος, hysōpos - Strongs: G5301.

From Easton: Hyssop - (Heb. 'ezob; LXX. hyssopos), first mentioned in Exodus 12:22 in connection with the institution of the Passover. We find it afterwards mentioned in Leviticus 14:4, Leviticus 14:6, Leviticus 14:52; Numbers 19:6, Numbers 19:18; Hebrews 9:19. It is spoken of as a plant "springing out of the wall" (1 Kings 4:33). Many conjectures have been formed as to what this plant really was. Some contend that it was a species of marjoram (origanum), six species of which are found in Palestine. Others with more probability think that it was the caper plant, the Capparis spinosa of Linnaeus. This plant grew in Egypt, in the desert of Sinai, and in Palestine. It was capable of producing a stem three or four feet in length (Matthew 27:48; Mark 15:36. Comp. John 19:29).

Verses:

  • Exodus 12:22
  • Leviticus 14:4
  • Leviticus 14:6
  • Leviticus 14:49
  • Leviticus 14:51
  • Leviticus 14:52
  • Numbers 19:6
  • Numbers 19:18
  • 1 Kings 4:33
  • Psalms 51:7
  • John 19:29
  • Hebrews 9:19
Bibliography Information
Bible Diciontary of Animals, Plants, and other Objects. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​apo/​h/hyssop.html. 2024.
 
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