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H5799Hebrew

עֲזָאזֵל

Definition and meaning

`aza'zel (az-aw-zale') n-m. 1. goat of departure 2. the scapegoat [from H5795 and H235] KJV: scapegoat. Root(s): H5795, H235

Tagged KJV passages

3 matching verses - 4.0 tagged occurrences

Highlighted words carry the exact Strong's tag in the installed KJV text. A verse may contain more than one occurrence. These are tagged English renderings, not independently verified original-language token counts.

Leviticus 16:8

And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the LORD, and the other lot for the scapegoat.

Matched English: scapegoatLeviticus 16:10

But the goat, on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat, shall be presented alive before the LORD, to make an atonement with him, and to let him go for a scapegoat into the wilderness.

Matched English: scapegoat, scapegoatLeviticus 16:26

And he that let go the goat for the scapegoat shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward come into the camp.

Matched English: scapegoat