Scapegoat in Hebrew is שָׂעִיר לַעֲזָאזֵל (sa'ír la'azazél).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
שָׂעִיר לַעֲזָאזֵל
sa'ír la'azazél
noun · masculine
In English
scapegoat
/ˈskeɪpˌɡoʊt/ /ˈskeɪpˌɡəʊt/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for scapegoat as a noun.
a goat imbued with the sins of the people
- שָׂעִיר לַעֲזָאזֵלשעיר לעזאזלsa'ír la'azazélmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
someone blamed for someone else's error(s)
- שָׂעִיר לַעֲזָאזֵלשעיר לעזאזלsa'ír la'azazélmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
These words come before and after scapegoat in the list.
These are the questions people ask about scapegoat in Hebrew.
How do you say scapegoat in Hebrew?
scapegoat in Hebrew is שָׂעִיר לַעֲזָאזֵל, said sa'ír la'azazél. Without vowel points it is written שעיר לעזאזל.
Is שעיר לעזאזל masculine or feminine?
The word שעיר לעזאזל is masculine.
How is scapegoat pronounced in English?
scapegoat is pronounced /ˈskeɪpˌɡoʊt/, /ˈskeɪpˌɡəʊt/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry scapegoat and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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