Where does “עזאזל” come from?

עזאזל (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew אֵל, from Hebrew שמואל, from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל.

עזאזל (Hebrew): Azazel

Definitions

  1. Azazel

Ancestry of “עזאזל”, step by step

עזאזל traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew אֵל

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewאֵלa God; God, deity; god, God
2Hebrewשמואל—
3Hebrewשְׁמוּאֵל—

via Hebrew עָזַז

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewעָזַזto be strong, impudent
Every word from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל →Every word from Hebrew שמואל →Every word from Hebrew אֵל →