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Azazel

American  
[uh-zey-zuhl, az-uh-zel] / əˈzeɪ zəl, ˈæz əˌzɛl /

noun

Bible.

  1. the demon or place in the wilderness to which a sacrificial goat is released in an atonement ritual.

  2. scapegoat.

Azazel British  
/ əˈzeɪzəl, ˈæzəˌzɛl /

noun

  1. Old Testament a desert demon to whom the scapegoat bearing the sins of Israel was sent out once a year on the Day of Atonement (Leviticus 16:1–28)

  2. (in later Jewish and Gnostic writings and in Muslim tradition) a prince of demons

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Etymology

Origin of Azazel

From the Hebrew word ʿăzāzēl

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