Lexicon :: Strong's H5799 - ʿăzā'zēl

עֲזָאזֵל
Transliteration
ʿăzā'zēl
Pronunciation
az-aw-zale'
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From עֵז (H5795) and אָזַל (H235)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1593

Strong’s Definitions

עֲזָאזֵל ʻăzâʼzêl, az-aw-zale'; from H5795 and H235; goat of departure; the scapegoat:—scapegoat.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's H5799 in the following manner: scapegoat (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's H5799 in the following manner: scapegoat (4x).

  1. entire removal, scapegoat

    1. refers to the goat used for sacrifice for the sins of the people

    2. meaning dubious

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עֲזָאזֵל ʻăzâʼzêl, az-aw-zale'; from H5795 and H235; goat of departure; the scapegoat:—scapegoat.
STRONGS H5799: Abbreviations
† עֲזָאזֵל noun [masculine] entire removal (reduplicated intensive (Ges§ 30 n. Sta§ 124 a), abstract, √ [עזל] = Arabic remove, see BährSymb. ii. 668 Winii. 659 ff. Me SchenkelBL. i. 256; > most, proper name of spirit haunting desert, Thes Di DrHastings, DB [a fallen angel, Leviticus 16:8ff. being late, according to CheZAW xv (1895), 153 ff., Ency. Bib., who derives from עזזאֿל; compare BenzEncy. Bib.], as in Jewish angelology, where probably based on interpretation of Leviticus 16:8ff; name not elsewhere); — ע׳ Leviticus 16:8, 10 (twice in verse); Leviticus 16:26 in ritual of Day of Atonement, = entire removal of sin and guilt from sacred places into desert on back of goat, symbol of entire forgiveness.
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Leviticus

16:8; 16:8; 16:8; 16:10; 16:26