Azazel

[ uh-zey-zuh l, az-uh-zel ]

/ əˈzeɪ zəl, ˈæz əˌzɛl /

the demon or place in the wilderness to which the scapegoat is released in an atonement ritual. Lev. 16:8, 10, 26.

the scapegoat itself.

Origin of Azazel

From the Hebrew word ʿăzāzēl

Azazel did not think much of man; and it was for that he lost his position.

The Bible Unveiled |M. M. Mangasarian
And undoubtedly, when he had got to the spot where the ledge came to an end, Azazel seemed puzzled to know what to do next.

The Man-Wolf and Other Tales |Emile Erckmann and Alexandre Chatrian
Milton introduces Azazel as the standard-bearer of the fallen hosts of heaven.

The Bible Unveiled |M. M. Mangasarian
Azazel must not triumph, though the tribe of the Narragansetts should be swept with the besom of destruction.

The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish |James Fenimore Cooper

I sat myself down with pain and difficulty, for Azazel had bruised me all over, and I felt fearfully stiff and sore.

The Man-Wolf and Other Tales |Emile Erckmann and Alexandre Chatrian

Azazel

/ (əˈzeɪzəl, ˈæzəˌzɛl) /

Old Testament a desert demon to whom the scapegoat bearing the sins of Israel was sent out once a year on the Day of Atonement (Leviticus 16:1–28)

(in later Jewish and Gnostic writings and in Muslim tradition) a prince of demons