Le'azazel (לעזאזל) means damn in Hebrew.
It can also mean darn and drat. It is an interjection, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
לַעֲזָאזֵל
le'azazel
interjection
In English
damn, darn, drat
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Le'azazel.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מילת גידוף להבעת כעס או אכזבה.
- 2נגזר מהמילה המקראית עֲזָאזֵל שפירושה שנוי במחלוקת. ככל הנראה השימוש במילה החל כביטוי: "לך לעזאזל", הדומה לביטוי באנגלית: "go to hell". יתכן שביטוי זה נבע מהפרשנות שעזאזל הוא שמו של שד, או שילך כמו השעיר שנזרק מן הצוק. בהמשך הביטוי החל לשמש כמילת גידוף כללית.
The word Le'azazel is an interjection.
- Written with vowel points
- לַעֲזָאזֵל
- Written without vowel points
- לעזאזל
- Said
- le'azazel
- Gematria
- 145
This is how Le'azazel is said in other languages.
- English
- damn, darn, drat
- Spanish
- rayos, maldición, maldita sea, carajo
These words mean nearly the same as Le'azazel.
These words rhyme with Le'azazel.
These words come before and after Le'azazel in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Le'azazel.
What does Le'azazel (לעזאזל) mean in Hebrew?
Le'azazel (לעזאזל) means damn, darn, and drat. It is said le'azazel, with the stress on zel.
What is a synonym for Le'azazel (לעזאזל)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Le'azazel (לעזאזל) are קיבינימט.
What rhymes with Le'azazel (לעזאזל)?
Words that rhyme with Le'azazel (לעזאזל) include נוזל, ישראל, של, אל, נמל, and ברזל.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry לעזאזל of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.