ʻăzâʼzêl — H5799

Definition

masculine noun

goat of departure; the scapegoat

1. entire removal, scapegoat
1. refers to the goat used for sacrifice for the sins of the people
2. meaning dubious

Usually translated as

scapegoat

Origin

from H5795 and H235

• Derived from ʻêz (H5795)
• Derived from ʼâzal (H235)

Greek equivalents

• áphesis (G859)

Occurrences

ʻăzâʼzêl occurs 4 times in 3 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Leviticus (3)

• Leviticus 16:8 — And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the LORD, and the other lot for the scapegoat (לַעֲזָאזֵֽל).
• Leviticus 16:10 — But the goat, on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat (לַעֲזָאזֵ֔ל), shall be presented alive before the LORD, to make an atonement with him, and to let him go for a scapegoat into the wilderness.
• Leviticus 16:10 — But the goat, on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat, shall be presented alive before the LORD, to make an atonement with him, and to let him go for a scapegoat (לַעֲזָאזֵ֖ל) into the wilderness.
• Leviticus 16:26 — And he that let go the goat for the scapegoat (לַֽעֲזָאזֵ֔ל) shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward come into the camp.