עֲזָאזֵל
azazel (ʿăzāʾzēl)
/az-aw-ZALE/
“Azazel, scapegoat, removal”
Azazel, scapegoat; live goat on Yom Kippur upon whose head sins were confessed, sent into wilderness typifying total removal of guilt.
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
From עֵז (H5795) goat and אָזַל (H235) to go away (lit. 'goat of departure').
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
scapegoat
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: עֲזָאזֵל (Azazel, scapegoat, removal) -> G0660
Key Biblical Occurrences (3)
Foundational passages where עֲזָאזֵל (azazel) carries significant theological or narrative weight.