אֵזוֹב
ʼêzôwb · ay-zobe'
hyssop
Lexicon
Derivation: probably of foreign derivation;
hyssop
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: hyssop.
Letters
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- זZayin7
Picture: a weapon, mattock or sword
- Concrete
- weapon · cutting tool · plough
- Extended
- to cut · to harvest · to sustain by cutting · food
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
strength, the leader › to cut, to sustain › to fasten and establish › the house, what is within
Strength, the leader that works to cut, to sustain that works to fasten and establish of the house, what is within.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of אֵזוֹב above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
10 occurrences · 10 OT · 0 NT · 9 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- and hyssop3 · 30%
- and the hyssop2 · 20%
- of hyssop1 · 10%
- and with the hyssop1 · 10%
- hyssop1 · 10%
- even unto the hyssop1 · 10%
- me with hyssop1 · 10%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.