Gog
גּוֹגStrong’s H1463gog
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,”
Meaning
- A Reubenite, son of Shemaiah
- The prophetic prince of Rosh, Meshech and Tubal, and Magog
- 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
- Ezekiel 38:2Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him,
- Ezekiel 38:3And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:
- Ezekiel 38:14Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say unto Gog, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In that day when my people of Israel dwelleth safely, shalt thou not know it?
- Ezekiel 38:16And thou shalt come up against my people of Israel, as a cloud to cover the land; it shall be in the latter days, and I will bring thee against my land, that the heathen may know me, when I shall be sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes.
- Ezekiel 38:18And it shall come to pass at the same time when Gog shall come against the land of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, that my fury shall come up in my face.
- Ezekiel 39:1Therefore, thou son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:
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.