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Gog

גּוֹגStrong’s H1463

gog

Appears in 8 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Gog is the Hebrew word usually translated “gog” and “o gog”. It appears in 8 verses of the Old Testament.

“The sons of Joel; Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,”
1 Chronicles 5:4 KJV
Meaning
  1. A Reubenite, son of Shemaiah
  2. The prophetic prince of Rosh, Meshech and Tubal, and Magog
  3. Gog = "mountain"
How it's translated
  • gog 5
  • o gog 3
  • to gog 2

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Ezekiel 7
  • 1 Chronicles 1

2 books in all.

Related words
Explore in Scripture
Hebrew dictionary

גּוֹג gog · Gog

A man of the tribe of Reuben living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at 1Ch.5.4; son of: Shemaiah (H8098D); father of: Shimei (H8096L) § Gog = "mountain" 1) a Reubenite, son of Shemaiah 2) the prophetic prince of Rosh, Meshech and Tubal, and Magog

גּוֹג gog · Gog

Gog = "mountain" the land of Rosh, Meshech and Tubal, and Magog Also named: Gōg (Γώγ "Gog" G1136)

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “gog” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

GOG, noun

Haste; ardent desire to go.

    Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.