Home›Open Questions›Which plant did biblical hyssop actually name?Open QuestionsWhich plant did biblical hyssop actually name?Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Which plant did biblical hyssop actually name?." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/open-questions-index/which-plant-did-biblical-hyssop-actually-name.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Which plant did biblical hyssop actually name?. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://divinity.interactivelion.com/open-questions-index/which-plant-did-biblical-hyssop-actually-nameCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-which-plant-did-biblical-hyssop-actually, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Which plant did biblical hyssop actually name?}, year = {2026}, url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/open-questions-index/which-plant-did-biblical-hyssop-actually-name}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXOpen QuestionCross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)Open QuestionThe identification is reached by inference from later regional usage rather than from an ancient botanical description, and no archaeobotanical remains from a ritual context have been identified to species.What would resolve this Archaeobotanical remains recovered from a securely dated ritual context and identified to species, or an ancient description precise enough to fix the referent independently of later regional usage.OpenBiblical philology; archaeobotanyAlexander Fleisher and Zhenia Fleisher, Identification of Biblical Hyssop and Origin of the Traditional Use of Oregano-Group Herbs in the Mediterranean RegionCross-Tradition ConnectionsQuestion OnThe Identification of Biblical Hyssop, Studies Well-attested Source Identification of Biblical Hyssop and Origin of the Traditional Use of Oregano-Group Herbs in the Mediterranean RegionAlexander Fleisher and Zhenia Fleishertier 1SourcesIdentification of Biblical Hyssop and Origin of the Traditional Use of Oregano-Group Herbs in the Mediterranean Regiontier 1Alexander Fleisher and Zhenia Fleisher, Economic Botany, volume 42, number 2, 1988View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year