# H5799 עֲזָאזֵל

עֲזָאזֵל (ʻăzâʼzêl), Strong’s H5799: goat of departure; the scapegoat KJV: scapegoat.. Occurs 4 times.

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*ʻăzâʼzêl* — goat of departure; the scapegoat

KJV: scapegoat.

Built from [עֵז ʻêz](https://besorah.bible/word/H5795) (a she-goat) + [אָזַל ʼâzal](https://besorah.bible/word/H235) (to go away, hence, to disappear)

Occurs 4 times.

## 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](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/leviticus/16?v=8) — Aaron shall cast lots for the two goats: one lot for the LORD, and the other lot for the scapegoat.
- [Leviticus 16:10](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/leviticus/16?v=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](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/leviticus/16?v=26) — “He who lets the goat go as the scapegoat shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall…