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Magog

מָגוֹגStrong’s H4031

magog (ma-gog)

Appears in 4 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Magog is the Hebrew word usually translated “magog” and “on magog”. It appears in 4 verses of the Old Testament.

“The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.”
Genesis 10:2 KJV
Meaning
  1. The 2nd son of Japheth, grandson of Noah, and progenitor of several tribes northward from Israel
  2. The mountainous region between Cappadocia and Media and habitation of the descendants of Magog, son of Japheth and grandson of Noah
  3. Magog = "land of Gog"
How it's translated
  • and magog 2
  • magog 1
  • on magog 1

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

Where it's used most
  • Ezekiel 2
  • Genesis 1
  • 1 Chronicles 1

3 books in all.

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Hebrew dictionary

מָגוֹג magog · Magog

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.2; son of: Japheth (H3315); brother of: Gomer (H1586), Madai (H4074), Javan (H3120), Tubal (H8422), Meshech (H4902) and Tiras (H8494) § Magog = "land of Gog" 1) the 2nd son of Japheth, grandson of Noah, and progenitor of several tribes northward from Israel 2) the mountainous region between Cappadocia and Media and habitation of the descendants of Magog, son of Japheth and grandson of Noah

מָגוֹג magog · Magog

Magog = "land of Gog" the mountainous region between Cappadocia and Media and habitation of the descendants of Magog, son of Japheth and grandson of Noah Also named: Magōg (Μαγώγ "Magog" G3098)

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

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