# \*ʾVzVb-: 'hyssop'

> Proto-Semitic *ʾVzVb-, 'hyssop': reflexes in 5 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʾVzVb- |
| Meaning | 'hyssop' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aramaic | ʾyzwb (CAL s.v. ʾyzwb) | CAL s.v. ʾyzwb; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ʾzb | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ʾezowb 'hyssop' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root ʾzb |  |
| Ugaritic | uzb, KTU 1.178 1 (Rendsburg 2026, 205) | KTU 1; Rendsburg 2026, 205; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ʾzb | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ʾazāb (LGz. 52) | LGz. 52 |  |
| Eblaitic | cf. áš-bù, a:zu-ba-tum /ʾazB/ (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 60) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 60 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Geez ʾazāb, ʾazab, ʾazob 'hyssop, mint' is from Hebrew ʾezōb (LGz. 52). HALOT 27: Syr. zōfā, Arb. zūfā, Eth. ʾazāb, ʾazōb, '&lt; Akk. zūpu' (BL 487o). Borrowed from NWS as Greek ὕσσωπος, Latin hyssopus; the Ugaritic u- matches the upsilon (Rendsburg 2026, 205).

## Linked from

- [ʾ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/alef/index.md>)

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