Leviticus 16:8:11Lev.16.8.W11TAB
לַעֲזָאזֵֽל׃
laazazel
“for Azazel”
- Transliteration
- la-a-za-ZEL
- Extended
- lah-ah-zah-ZEHL
- IPA
- /la.ʕa.zaː.ˈzeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- for Azazel
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
la-a-za-ZEL
- clause
go-RAL e-KHAD la-ye-ho-VAH ve-go-RAL e-KHAD la-a-za-ZEL
- sentence
ve-na-TAN a-ha-RON al-SHNEI ha-se-EE-RIM go-ra-LOT go-RAL e-KHAD la-ye-ho-VAH ve-go-RAL e-KHAD la-a-za-ZEL
Exegesis
The term gô-ṯālôt {גּוֹרָל֑וֹת | gô-ṯālôt} ‘lots’ introduces selection by chance, followed by gô-ṯāl ʾe-ḥād {גּוֹרָ֤ל אֶחָד֙ | gô-ṯāl ʾe-ḥād} ‘lot one’ for la-YHWH {לַיהוָ֔ה | la-YHWH} and wə-gô-ṯāl ʾe-ḥād {וְגוֹרָ֥ל אֶחָ֖ד | wə-gô-ṯāl ʾe-ḥād} ‘and lot one’ for la-ʿă-zā-ʾêl {לַעֲזָאזֵֽל | la-ʿă-zā-ʾêl}. This parallel structure highlights the equal but distinct destinies: one consecrated for divine purpose, the other designated for removal. The Hebrew construct chains and vav-consecutive sequence create a tightly integrated ritual description, which is rendered in English by preserving the order and balance of the original.
Root and etymology
ʿ-z-layin-zayin-lamed
“removal”
In context — Leviticus 16:8
And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats, one lot for the LORD , and one for Azazel.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 16:8:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Leviticus 16:8, so the Hebrew word לַעֲזָאזֵֽל׃ (laazazel) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Lev.16.8.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.16.8.W11.S1) and character.