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5799 – עֲזָאזֵל (azazel)

scapegoat


Type:
Noun Noun
 
masc. ♂ masculine
 
Hebrew: עֲזָאזֵל (azazel)
Pronunciation: a-za-zel    Listen
Gematria: 115(70 + 7 + 1 + 7 + 30)    words with the same gematria
Origin: from H5795 (עֵז) and H0235 (אָזַל)
Usage: 4 times in OT

Description

1) entire removal, scapegoat
1a) refers to the goat used for sacrifice for the sins of the people
1b) meaning dubious


Origin

from H5795 (עֵז) and H0235 (אָזַל):

אָזַלazalH0235be gone
עֵזezH5795goat

Equivalent Greek words

In the greek translation Septuagint (LXX) the Hebrew word azazel was translated to the following:

ἄφεσιςaphesisG0859remission

Alternative forms

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Name/Place name/place
Npt-4


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Usage in OT


4
Total    4

References (4 occurances in 3 verses)




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