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Ezov (Hebrew: אֵזוֹב, romanized: ʾēzōḇ) is the Classical Hebrew name of a plant mentioned in the Hebrew Bible in the context of religious rituals. In some English-language Bibles, the word is transliterated as ezob. The Septuagint translates the name as ὕσσωπος hyssop, and English translations of the Bible often follow this ...
The name hyssop appears as a translation of ezov in some translations of the Bible, notably in Psalms 51:7: "Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean", but researchers have suggested that the Biblical accounts refer not to the plant currently known as hyssop but rather to one of a number of different herbs, including Origanum syriacum (Syrian ...
Origanum syriacum; syn. Majorana syriaca (also Origanum maru, although this primarily refers to a hybrid of O. syriacum), [3] bible hyssop, [4] Biblical-hyssop, [1] Lebanese oregano [1] or Syrian oregano, [1] is an aromatic perennial herb in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is a preferred primary ingredient in the spice mixture za'atar.
All of the Plants of the Bible; Biblical Gardens; Plants of the Bible, Missouri Botanical Garden; Project "Bibelgarten im Karton" (biblical garden in a cardboard box) of a social and therapeutic horticultural group (handicapped persons) named "Flowerpower" from Germany; List of biblical gardens in Europe; Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913).
The name hyssop appears in some translations of the Bible, but researchers have suggested that the Biblical accounts refer not to the plant currently known as hyssop but rather to a related herb. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The Septuagint translates the name as ὕσσωπος hyssop , and English translations of the Bible often follow this rendering.
For Palestinian refugees, plants and foods such as za'atar also serve as signifiers of the house, village, and region from which they hailed. [31] Originally mainly used by Arab bakeries, [32] za'atar is a herb widely used in Israeli cuisine. [32] Some Israeli companies market za'atar commercially as "hyssop" or "holy hyssop".
"The priest shall take cedarwood and hyssop and scarlet stuff, and cast them into the midst of the burning of the heifer" (Numbers 19:6) "The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars; the Lord breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon" (Psalm 29:5) "The righteous flourish like the palm tree and grow like the cedar in Lebanon" (Psalm 92:12)
Hyssop also has medicinal properties which are listed as including expectorant, carminative, relaxes peripheral blood vessels, promotes sweating, anti-inflammatory, anti-catarrhal, antispasmodic. [ citation needed ] Its active constituents are volatile oil, flavonoids , tannins and bitter substance ( marrubin ).