Azazel, its meaning (McClintock; Strong, Cyclopædia of Biblical, theological, and ecclesiastical literature, 1880, vol. 9)
Text: "And he shall take of the congregation of the children of Israel two kids of the goats for a sin offering, and one ram for a burnt offering. ... And he shall take the two goats, and present them before the Lord at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the Lord, and the other lot for the scapegoat [Azazel]." Leviticus 16:5,7,8 Quote: Scape-goat (Heb. עֲזָאזֵל , Azazêl ) is the name given in the A. V. to one of the two goats used in the sin-offering for the entire community of Israel on the great day of atonement, the goat which was to be sent away into the wilderness. To determine which of the two goats was to be slain, and which sent alive into the wilderness, it was ordered that the priest should "cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the Lord [Jehovah], and the other lot for the scape-goat" (Lev. xvi, 8), but literally for Azazel (...