עֲזָאזֵלʻăzâʼzêl
goat of departure; the scapegoat
Pronunciation: az-aw-zale' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5799
Meanings
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 (Leviticus 16:8; Leviticus 16:10; Leviticus 16:26)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 4 times in the Bible.
- Leviticus 16:8 He is to cast sacred lots to determine which goat will be reserved as an offering to the Lord and which will carry the sins of the people to the wilderness of Azazel.
- Leviticus 16:10 The other goat, the scapegoat chosen by lot to be sent away, will be kept alive, standing before the Lord. When it is sent away to Azazel in the wilderness, the people will be purified and made right with the Lord.
- Leviticus 16:26 “The man chosen to drive the scapegoat into the wilderness of Azazel must wash his clothes and bathe himself in water. Then he may return to the camp.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).