ὕσσωπος
hyssōpos · hyssop
Greek word · Strong’s number G5301 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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hyssōpos (ὕσσωπος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “hyssop”.
A small plant used for sprinkling in purification rites.
How to say it
hys·sō·pos
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- A small plant whose twigs, in a bunch, were used for sprinkling.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
Where it appears
- John 19:29
A jar full of sour wine was standing there; so putting a sponge full of the sour wine on hyssop, they held it to his mouth.
- Hebrews 9:19
For when every commandment according to the law had been spoken by Moses to all the people, he took the blood of the calves with water and scarlet wool and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book itself and all the people,