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זעתר

za-A-tar

Phonetics · za-A-tar

Hyssop; the thyme-herb blend.

Register: casual · liturgicalPart of speech: noun (m.)Hebrew (עברית, Ivrit)

The wild hyssop of Exodus is the za'atar on your pita, same plant, two names, thousands of years.

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Reviewed 2026-07-30

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