Lectionary Calendar
Friday, April 19th, 2024
the Third Week after Easter
the Third Week after Easter
Attention!
StudyLight.org has pledged to help build churches in Uganda. Help us with that pledge and support pastors in the heart of Africa.
Click here to join the effort!
Click here to join the effort!
Bible Dictionaries
Hyssop
People's Dictionary of the Bible
or Resource Toolbox
Additional Links
Hyssop. Exodus 12:22. A plant often used in the ceremonies of purification. Leviticus 14:4; Leviticus 14:6; Leviticus 14:51; Psalms 51:7. One of its characteristics is referred to in 1 Kings 4:33. It is associated with our Saviours last hours. John 19:29. More than twenty different plants have been urged as the species intended. Tristram and other recent authorities favor the caper-bush. Dr. Post, of Syria, argues very conclusively in favor of a species of marjoram.
Copyright Statement
These files are public domain.
Text Courtesy of BibleSupport.com. Used by Permission.
These files are public domain.
Text Courtesy of BibleSupport.com. Used by Permission.
Bibliography Information
Rice, Edwin Wilbur, DD. Entry for 'Hyssop'. People's Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/rpd/h/hyssop.html. 1893.
Rice, Edwin Wilbur, DD. Entry for 'Hyssop'. People's Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/rpd/h/hyssop.html. 1893.
