azazel

Turkish - Turkish

Definition of azazel in Turkish Turkish dictionary

Yahudilikte çölde yaşadığına inanılan şeytan

Yahudi inancında çöl şeytanı

English - English

Definition of azazel in English English dictionary

{i} mountain in the desert from which one of the two sacrificial goats were thrown on Yom Kippur (in ancient times)

The desolate wilderness to which the scapegoat was sent, symbolically bearing the sins of the people

Scapegoat Goat sent into the wilderness signifying removal of the nation's sins

The unidentified place or demon to which the scapegoat was sent on the Day of Atonement (Lev 16: 8, 10, 26)

Hyphenation

A·za·zel

Etymology

[ &-'zA-z&l, 'a-z&-" ] (noun.) Hebrew `azAzEl.