Strong's Hebrew Concordance

H5799: עֲזָאזֵל

ʻăzâʼzêl · pronounced az-aw-zale' · “Azazel”

Definition

goat of departure; the scapegoat

KJV translates it as: scapegoat.

Word origin: from H5795 (עֵז) and H235 (אָזַל);

Extended definition

1) entire removal, scapegoat
1a) refers to the goat used for sacrifice for the sins of the people
1b) meaning uncertain
Azazel

Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).

How H5799 is translated

  • the escape goat ×4

Bible verses with H5799 (ʻăzâʼzêl)

ʻăzâʼzêl appears in 3 verses.

  • Leviticus 16:8

    And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the Lord, and the other lot for the scapegoat.

  • 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 into the wilderness.

  • Leviticus 16:26

    And he that let go the goat for the scapegoat shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward come into the camp.