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A•za•zel
(ə zā′zəl, az′ə zel′),USA pronunciation n.
- Biblethe demon or place in the wilderness to which the scapegoat is released in an atonement ritual. Lev. 16:8, 10, 26.
- Biblethe scapegoat itself.
- Hebrew ‘ăzāzēl
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