Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:
Several varieties in Palestine, both wild and tame
An important source of food, clothing, and wealth (Gen. 27:9; 1 Sam. 24:2; 25:2; Job 39:1). “Scape-goat,” one of the two offered on Day of Atonement, over which the priest confessed the sins of Israel, and then let it escape to the wilderness (Lev. 16:7-26).
Concise Bible Dictionary:
The well-known animal, regarded as clean under the Levitical economy, and having a large place in the sacrifices. Goats formed an important item in the property of the patriarchs. In Daniel’s prophecy of the kingdoms, that of Greece was compared to a “rough he goat,” but with a notable horn between his eyes (Dan. 8:5, 8, 21). The goats, in the sessional judgment of the living nations, represent the lost, in contrast to the saved, who are compared to sheep (Matt. 25:32-33). THE WILD GOATS were larger animals and lived on the mountains (1 Sam. 24:2; Job 39:1; Psa. 104:18).
Nubian Ibex
Strong’s Dictionary of Greek Words:
Transliteration:
eriphion
Meaning:
from 2056; a kidling, i.e. (genitive case) goat (symbolically, wicked person)