Strong's Lexicon

H4031

H4031 — מָגוֹג

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

HebrewMagowgName/l.Occurrences: 4

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H4031
Word:	מָגוֹג
Part of Speech:	Name/l.
Etymology:	from H1463
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	4
Transliteration:	Magowg
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	maw-gogue'
Meaning:	1. Magog, a son of Japheth 2. also a barbarous northern region
KJV Renderings:	Magog.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB1542

מָגוֺג proper name [of a territory] (= land of Gog? compare Dl^{Pa 246} Len^{Or ii. 1, 465}) — Ezek 38:2; Ezek 39:6 in Gen 10:2 = 1Chr 1:5 a son of Japhet, בְּנֵי יֶפֶת גֹּמֶר וּמָגוֺג וּמָדַי וְיָוָן וְתֻבָ֑ל וּמֶשֶׁךְ וְתִירָס; = Scythians? compare Jos^{Ant.
«JOSEPHUS:Antiquities 1:6»i. 6}. 1; Lag^{Ges. Abh.
158} refers name to mountainous region between Cappadocia and Media; compare Di Gen 10:2, Kiep^{MBAk Feb. 1889, 207} (North & East Armenia), Len (Southeast Armenia), see especially Len^{Or ii. 1, 412-476}.