Azazel

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ə zāzəl, azə zel′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
A•za•zel  (ə zāzəl, azə zel′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Biblethe demon or place in the wilderness to which the scapegoat is released in an atonement ritual. Lev. 16:8, 10, 26.
  2. Biblethe scapegoat itself.
  • Hebrew ‘ăzāzēl

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