Quick Definition
Azazel
Biblical Persons & Places
Azazel
A male deity/angel in the Old Testament
A male deity/angel in the Old Testament; called Azazel (עֲזָאזֵל)
Strong's Definition
goat of departure; the scapegoat
Derivation: from H5795 (עֵז) and H235 (אָזַל);
KJV Usage: scapegoat.
TWOT Reference: 1593
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) entire removal, scapegoat
1a) refers to the goat used for sacrifice for the sins of the people
1b) meaning dubious
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
עֲזָאזֵל (a.za.zel) — Azazel. 1) entire removal, scapegoat 1a) refers to the goat used for sacrifice for the sins of the people 1b) meaning uncertain Azazel
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
עֲזָאזֵל n.[m.] entire removal;—in ritual of Day of Atonement, = entire removal of sin and guilt from sacred places into desert on back of goat, symb. of entire forgiveness. base