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אֵזוֹב H231

H231 is the Hebrew word אֵזוֹב, transliterated ʼêzôwb and said ay-zobe'. The King James Version most often renders it hyssop.

Word: אֵזוֹבTransliteration: ʼêzôwbSaid: ay-zobe'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 8 verses

What it means

hyssop.

Where it comes from

probably of foreign derivation.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 8 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

hyssop 7×even unto the hyssop 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: hyssop.

Verses using אֵזוֹב

All 8 verses, quoted in full.

Exodus 12:22 · KJV

And ye shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is in the bason, and strike the lintel and the two side posts with the blood that is in the bason; and none of you shall go out at the door of his house until the morning.

Leviticus 14:6 · KJV

As for the living bird, he shall take it, and the cedar wood, and the scarlet, and the hyssop, and shall dip them and the living bird in the blood of the bird that was killed over the running water:

Leviticus 14:51 · KJV

And he shall take the cedar wood, and the hyssop, and the scarlet, and the living bird, and dip them in the blood of the slain bird, and in the running water, and sprinkle the house seven times:

Leviticus 14:52 · KJV

And he shall cleanse the house with the blood of the bird, and with the running water, and with the living bird, and with the cedar wood, and with the hyssop, and with the scarlet:

Numbers 19:6 · KJV

And the priest shall take cedar wood, and hyssop, and scarlet, and cast it into the midst of the burning of the heifer.

Numbers 19:18 · KJV

And a clean person shall take hyssop, and dip it in the water, and sprinkle it upon the tent, and upon all the vessels, and upon the persons that were there, and upon him that touched a bone, or one slain, or one dead, or a grave:

1 Kings 4:33 · KJV

And he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall: he spake also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes.

Psalm 51:7 · KJV

Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

Common questions

What does Strong's H231 mean?

H231 is the Hebrew word אֵזוֹב (ʼêzôwb), meaning hyssop.

How is H231 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it hyssop (7 times), even unto the hyssop (1 time).

How many times does H231 appear in the Bible?

אֵזוֹב (ʼêzôwb) is tagged in 8 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H231 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: probably of foreign derivation.

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