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  • What does the name Azazel mean?

    What does the name Azazel mean?

    The name Azazel is a combination of two root words: עָזַז (ʻâzaz) meaning ‘strong’ and אָזַל (‘āzal) meaning ‘to go to and fro’. In Ezekiel it says, “Dan also and Javan going to and fro [אָזַל (‘āzal)] occupied in thy fairs” (Ezekiel 27:19, KJV). When God asked Satan where he comes from, he answered “From…