Strong's Lexicon

H5799

H5799 — עֲזָאזֵל

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewaza'zelnoun mascOccurrences: 4TWOT: 1593

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H5799
Word:עֲזָאזֵל
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:from H5795 and H235
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:4
Transliteration:aza'zel
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:`aza'zel (az-aw-zale') n-m.
Meaning:1. goat of departure 2. the scapegoat
KJV Renderings:scapegoat.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB5935

עֲזָאזֵל noun [masculine] entire removal (reduplicated intensive (Ges «GKC:30»§ 30 n. Sta§ 124 a), abstract, √ [עזל ] = Arabic [untranscribed source text 3799] 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, Lev 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 interpret. of Lev 16:8ff.; name not elsewhere); — ׳ ע Lev 16:8; Lev 16:10 (twice in verse); Lev 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.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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