Word Study · Strong's H4031 · Hebrew
מָגוֹג
Magog
maw-gogue'
Strong's 1890 spelling: Mâgôwg
“Magog, a son of Japheth”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Magog, a son of Japheth; also a barbarous northern region
Rendered in the KJV as
Magog.
- 4occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 3 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 4 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- וּמָג֔וֹג2
- בְּמָג֔וֹג1
- הַמָּג֔וֹג1
How it is rendered · 3
- and Magog2
- on Magog1
- the Magog1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)2
- preposition + proper noun (a name)1
- the definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HC/Npm · 2
- HR/Npl · 1
- HTd/Npl · 1
All 4, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Genesis1 occurrence
1 Chronicles1 occurrence
Ezekiel2 occurrences
- Ezekiel 38:2הַמָּג֔וֹגhamagogthe definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)“Son of man, set your face against Gog of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. Prophesy against himhere: the Magog
- Ezekiel 39:6בְּמָג֔וֹגbemagogpreposition + proper noun (a name)I will send fire on Magog and on those who dwell securely in the coastlands, and they will know that I am the LORD.here: on Magog