Sa'ir la'azazel (שעיר לעזאזל) means scapegoat in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שָׂעִיר לַעֲזָאזֵל
sa'ir la'azazel
noun · masculine
In English
scapegoat
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Sa'ir la'azazel.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1תיש ששימש את הכהן הגדול בבית המקדש כקורבן ביום הכיפורים לצורך כפרה.
- 2בהשאלהחף מפשע המואשם בפשעי אחרים ונענש במקומם.
- 3מקור הצירוף במקרא. ביום הכיפורים קוימה מצוות שילוח שעיר, תיש מבוית, לעזאזל, ארץ גזרה. שעיר זה נשא עליו את עוונותיהם של בני־ישראל. כיום משמש הביטוי בהשאלה והפך לניב.
The word Sa'ir la'azazel is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שָׂעִיר לַעֲזָאזֵל
- Written without vowel points
- שעיר לעזאזל
- Said
- sa'ir la'azazel
- Root
- ש־ע־ר
- Plural
- שְׂעִירִים לַעֲזָאזֵל
- Inflections
- ר' שְׂעִירִים לַעֲזָאזֵל
- Gematria
- 725
This is how Sa'ir la'azazel is said in other languages.
- English
- scapegoat
- French
- bouc émissaire
The word Sa'ir la'azazel comes from the root ש־ע־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Sa'ir la'azazel in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Sa'ir la'azazel.
What does Sa'ir la'azazel (שעיר לעזאזל) mean in Hebrew?
Sa'ir la'azazel (שעיר לעזאזל) means scapegoat. It is said sa'ir la'azazel, with the stress on ir.
Is Sa'ir la'azazel (שעיר לעזאזל) masculine or feminine?
The word Sa'ir la'azazel (שעיר לעזאזל) is a masculine noun, and its plural is שְׂעִירִים לַעֲזָאזֵל.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שעיר לעזאזל of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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