"לך לעזאזל" meaning in Hebrew

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Interjection

Forms: לֵךְ לַעֲזָאזֵל [canonical], lekh la'azazél [romanization]
Etymology: Literally means "Go to Azazel!"; Azazel was a desolate place in ancient Israel where a goat was sent to die, to represent the destruction of people's sins. According to the Talmud, Azazel was identified as a cliff. Head templates: {{he-interj|tr=lekh la'azazél|wv=לֵךְ לַעֲזָאזֵל}} לֵךְ לַעֲזָאזֵל • (lekh la'azazél)
  1. (slang, derogatory) go to hell Tags: derogatory, slang
    Sense id: en-לך_לעזאזל-he-intj-CNfKVgga Categories (other): Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "לֵךְ לַעֲזָאזֵל",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
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    },
    {
      "form": "lekh la'azazél",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
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        "wv": "לֵךְ לַעֲזָאזֵל"
      },
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      "name": "he-interj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "go to hell"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "go to hell",
          "go to hell"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang, derogatory) go to hell"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "derogatory",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "לך לעזאזל"
}
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  "etymology_text": "Literally means \"Go to Azazel!\"; Azazel was a desolate place in ancient Israel where a goat was sent to die, to represent the destruction of people's sins. According to the Talmud, Azazel was identified as a cliff.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "לֵךְ לַעֲזָאזֵל",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lekh la'azazél",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "tr": "lekh la'azazél",
        "wv": "לֵךְ לַעֲזָאזֵל"
      },
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      "name": "he-interj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
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        "Hebrew derogatory terms",
        "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
        "Hebrew interjections",
        "Hebrew lemmas",
        "Hebrew multiword terms",
        "Hebrew slang",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "go to hell"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "go to hell",
          "go to hell"
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang, derogatory) go to hell"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "derogatory",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "לך לעזאזל"
}

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