KJV dictionary & concordance

hyssop

Meaning of “hyssop”

An aromatic plant used in purification and sprinkling.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828

12 occurrences12 verses7 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Exodus 12:22

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Exodus 12:22

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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.

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The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Exodus 12:22 · retained source text

And ye shall take a bunch of hysope, and dip it in the blood that is in the bason, and strike the lintel and the two side postes with the blood that is in the bason: and none of you shall goe out at the doore of his house, vntill the morning.

1611 marginal noteHeb. 11.28.

Complete reference index — all 12 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

Where “hyssop” appears

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Exodus1 occurrence
1 verse Leviticus5 occurrences
5 verses Numbers2 occurrences
2 verses 1 Kings1 occurrence
1 verse Psalms1 occurrence
1 verse John1 occurrence
1 verse Hebrews1 occurrence
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Exodus 12:22 Leviticus 14:6 Leviticus 14:49 Leviticus 14:52 Numbers 19:6 1 Kings 4:33 Psalms 51:7 Hebrews 9:19

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Webster 1828

Open source edition ↗

n. hy'sop. [L. hyssopus; Gr. It would be well to write this word hysop.] A plant or genus of plants, one species of which is cultivated for use. The leaves have an aromatic smell, and a warm pungent taste. Hyssop was much used by the Jews in purification.

volume 1, leaf 936, column 2 (entry starts at OCR line 65)