AZAZEL

Meaning of AZAZEL in English

Pronunciation: ə - ' z ā -z ə l, ' a-z ə - ˌ zel

Function: noun

Etymology: Hebrew ' ă z ā z ē l

Date: 1674

: an evil spirit of the wilderness to which a scapegoat was sent by the ancient Hebrews in a ritual of atonement

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

AZAZEL — noun Etymology: Hebrew ‘ăzāzēl Date: 1674 an evil spirit of the wilderness to which a scapegoat was sent by the …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AZAZEL — /euh zay"zeuhl, az"euh zel'/ , n. 1. the demon or place in the wilderness to which the scapegoat is released …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AZAZEL — n. mountain in the desert from which one of the two sacrificial goats were thrown on Yom Kippur (in ancient …
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AZAZEL — noun Etymology: Hebrew ‘ăzāzēl Date: 1674 : an evil spirit of the wilderness to which a scapegoat was sent by …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AZAZEL — [Aza.zel] n [Heb 'azazel]: an evil spirit of the wilderness to which a scapegoat was sent by the ancient Hebrews …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
AZAZEL — in Jewish legends, a demon or evil spirit to whom, in the ancient rite of Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement), …
Britannica English vocabulary
AZAZEL — [Judaic] A wild demon from the desert in the Old Testament to whom the scapegoat was driven forth, but is …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
AZAZEL — the scape-goat
Bible Names English vocab
AZAZEL — Азазель
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SCAPEGOAT — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: scape (I) + goat; intended as translation of Hebrew 'azāzēl (probably name of a demon), as …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SCAPEGOAT — [scape.goat] n [[1]scape; intended as trans. of Heb 'azazel (prob. name of a demon), as if 'ez 'ozel goat that …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SCAPEGOAT — Hebrew Sa'ir La-'aza'zel (goat for Azazel), in the Old Testament ritual of Yom Kippur (Lev. 16:810), a goat symbolically burdened …
Britannica English vocabulary
SCAPEGOAT — scape ‧ goat /ˈskeɪpɡəʊt $ -ɡoʊt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: scape (from scape 'to get …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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BEELZEBUB — Synonyms and related words : Abaddon, Aeshma, Angra Mainyu, Apollyon, Azazel, Belial, Eblis, Lilith, Lucifer, Mephisto, Mephistopheles, Old Nick, Old …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ABADDON
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
JUDAIC MYTHOLOGY — All the articles available in the Judaic mythology section of the Encyclopedia Mythica: Abba Amona; Abel; Abigail; Abigor; Abinadab; Abracadabra; …
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JINN — [Folklore] In Arabian and Muslim folklore jinns are ugly and evil demons having supernatural powers which they can bestow on …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
ATONEMENT, THE DAY OF — I. The great day of national humiliation, and the only one commanded in the Mosaic law. See: Fasts The mode …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
АЗАЗЕЛЬ — Azazel
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