# azazel (עֲזָאזֵל)

pronounced: a-za-ZEL


**The name in Leviticus 16 for where, or to whom, the second goat was sent; English got “scapegoat” from it**

## In Scripture

> Aaron shall cast lots for the two goats; one lot for Yahweh, and the other lot for the scapegoat.
> — Leviticus 16:8 (The word's first appearance: two goats, two lots, one 'for Yahweh' and one 'for Azazel'.)

> But the goat, on which the lot fell for the scapegoat, shall be presented alive before Yahweh, to make atonement for him, to send him away for the scapegoat into the wilderness.
> — Leviticus 16:10 (The goat for Azazel is not killed at the altar; it is presented alive and sent away.)


## How to read this entry

The definition comes from the IsraelForYou lexicon. Scripture quotations and their translation are named below; later tradition or modern usage is identified when it appears.


https://israelforyou.com/hebrew/azazel/