H5799 עֲזָאזֵל
ʻăzâʼzêl — goat of departure; the scapegoat
KJV: scapegoat.
Built from עֵז ʻêz (a she-goat) + אָזַל ʼâzal (to go away, hence, to disappear)
Occurs 4 times. Every verse with this word
Brown–Driver–Briggs
- 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.
Where it occurs
- Leviticus 16:8 — Aaron shall cast lots for the two goats: one lot for the LORD, and the other lot for the scapegoat.
- Leviticus 16:10 — But the goat on which the lot fell for the scapegoat shall be presented alive before the LORD, to make atonement for…
- Leviticus 16:26 — “He who lets the goat go as the scapegoat shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall…