Strong's Lexicon

H1463

H1463 — גּוֹג

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewGowgnameOccurrences: 10TWOT: 324

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H1463
Word:גּוֹג
Part of Speech:name
Etymology:of uncertain derivation
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:10
Transliteration:Gowg
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:gohg
Meaning:1. Gog, the name of an Israelite, also of some nothern nation
KJV Renderings:Gog.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB1541

גּוֺג proper name, masculine (√ unknown) —

1. 1Chr 5:4 a Reubenite.
2. Gog of the land of Magog, prince of Rosh, Meshak, and Tubal, גּוֺג אֶרֶץ מָגוֺג נְשִׂיא ראֹשׁ מֶשֶׁךְ וְתֻבָ֑ל Ezek 38:2; Ezek 38:3 (omit מגוֺג ׳ א) Ezek 39:1 (omit id.) compare Ezek 38:14; Ezek 38:16 (strike out ᵐ5 ᵑ6 Co) Ezek 38:18; Ezek 39:1; Ezek 39:11 (3 t. in verse) (׳ גֵּיא הֲמוֺן ג) Ezek 39:15 (id.); compare Assyrian Gâgu, chief of a mountain tribe north of Assyria DlPa 247 COT on Ezek 38:2.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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