Azazel
עֲזָאזֵלStrong’s H5799azazel (a-za-zel)
Appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Azazel is the Hebrew word usually translated “escape goat”. It appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
“And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the LORD, and the other lot for the scapegoat.”
Meaning
- Entire removal, scapegoatrefers to the goat used for sacrifice for the sins of the people · meaning uncertain
How it's translated
- for escape goat 2
- to escape goat 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Leviticus 3
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Leviticus 16:10But 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 16:26And 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.
Hebrew dictionary
עֲזָאזֵל azazel · Azazel
1) entire removal, scapegoat 1a) refers to the goat used for sacrifice for the sins of the people 1b) meaning uncertain Azazel
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.