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Lexicon :: Strong's H5799 - ʿăzā'zēl

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עֲזָאזֵל
Transliteration
ʿăzā'zēl
Pronunciation
az-aw-zale'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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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 bdb073608 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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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Leviticus

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

H5799

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Strong's Number H5799 matches the Hebrew עֲזָאזֵל (ʿăzā'zēl),
which occurs 4 times in 3 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 16:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 16:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 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.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 16:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 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.
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