King James Version with full narration by Alexander Scourby
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Hyssop
CategoryCultural Term / Ritual Term
Modern Equivalenta small bushy plant used in purification rites; a symbol of cleansing.
KJV Word TypeNoun
DefinitionA small, bushy aromatic plant (likely Origanum syriacum) used in various purification ceremonies under Mosaic Law — sprinkling blood or water on a person or object. The psalmist pleads to be purged with hyssop as a prayer for thorough cleansing from sin. Hyssop was also used at the crucifixion to lift a sponge of vinegar to Christ.
Key Verses"Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow." (Psalm 51:7)