How many times is hyssop mentioned in the Bible?
The word hyssop appears 12 times in the King James Version, in 12 verses. It is found in 7 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses hyssop 12 times.
Hyssop in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of hyssop counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| hyssop | 12 | 12 |
| Total | 12 | 12 |
First and last mention of hyssop
And ye shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is in the bason, and strike the lintel and the two side posts with the blood that is in the bason; and none of you shall go out at the door of his house until the morning.
For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and of goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book, and all the people,
Common questions
How many times is hyssop in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 10 of the 12 uses are in the Old Testament and 2 in the New Testament. Hyssop appears in 7 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Leviticus has the most (5), then Numbers (2) and Exodus (1).
Where is hyssop first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Exodus 12:22: "And ye shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is in the bason, and strike the lintel and the two side posts with the blood that is in the bason; and none of you shall go out at the door of his house until the morning." The last is Hebrews 9:19.
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Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-22.