Strong's Hebrew: 4031. מָגוֹג (Magog) -- Magog
Strong's Lexicon
Magog: Magog
Original Word: מָגוֹג
Part of Speech: Proper Name
Transliteration: Magowg
Pronunciation: mah-GOHG
Phonetic Spelling: (maw-gogue')
Definition: Magog
Meaning: Magog
Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root, possibly of foreign origin.
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G3098 (Μαγώγ): The Greek equivalent used in the New Testament, particularly in the Book of Revelation.
Usage: In the Bible, "Magog" is often associated with a people or region. It is mentioned in prophetic contexts, particularly in relation to end-times prophecies. Magog is frequently linked with Gog, a leader or prince, suggesting a coalition of nations or peoples opposed to God's people.
Cultural and Historical Background: Magog is traditionally understood to be a region or people located in the far north of Israel. Ancient historians, such as Josephus, identified Magog with the Scythians, a nomadic group known for their skills in warfare and horsemanship. The name Magog has been associated with various tribes and regions throughout history, often seen as representing distant, powerful, and sometimes hostile nations.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from the same as Gog
Definition
perhaps "land of Gog," a son of Japheth, also his desc. and their land
NASB Translation
Magog (4).
Brown-Driver-Briggs
מָגוֺג proper name, of a territory (= land of Gog? compare DlPa 246 LenOr ii. 1, 465) — Ezekiel 38:2; Ezekiel 39:6; in Genesis 10:2 = 1 Chronicles 1:5 a son of Japhet, בְּנֵי יֶפֶת גֹּמֶר וּמָגוֺג וּמָדַי וְיָוָן וְתֻבָ֑ל וּמֶשֶׁךְ וְתִירָס; = Scythians? compare JosAnt. i. 6. 1; LagGes. Abh. 158 refers name to mountainous region between Cappadocia and Media; compare Di Genesis 10:2, KiepMBAk Feb. 1889, 207 (North & East Armenia), Len (Southeast Armenia), see especially LenOr ii. 1, 412-476.
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Magog
From Gowg; Magog, a son of Japheth; also a barbarous northern region -- Magog.
see HEBREW Gowg
Forms and Transliterations
בְּמָג֔וֹג במגוג הַמָּג֔וֹג המגוג וּמָג֔וֹג ומגוג bə·mā·ḡō·wḡ bemaGog bəmāḡōwḡ ham·mā·ḡō·wḡ hammaGog hammāḡōwḡ ū·mā·ḡō·wḡ umaGog ūmāḡōwḡ
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Englishman's Concordance
Genesis 10:2
HEB: יֶ֔פֶת גֹּ֣מֶר וּמָג֔וֹג וּמָדַ֖י וְיָוָ֣ן
NAS: [were] Gomer and Magog and Madai
KJV: Gomer, and Magog, and Madai,
INT: of Japheth Gomer and Magog and Madai and Javan
1 Chronicles 1:5
HEB: יֶ֔פֶת גֹּ֣מֶר וּמָג֔וֹג וּמָדַ֖י וְיָוָ֣ן
NAS: [were] Gomer, Magog, Madai,
KJV: Gomer, and Magog, and Madai,
INT: of Japheth Gomer Magog Madai Javan
Ezekiel 38:2
HEB: גּוֹג֙ אֶ֣רֶץ הַמָּג֔וֹג נְשִׂ֕יא רֹ֖אשׁ
NAS: of the land of Magog, the prince
KJV: the land of Magog, the chief
INT: Gog of the land of Magog the prince the chief
Ezekiel 39:6
HEB: וְשִׁלַּחְתִּי־ אֵ֣שׁ בְּמָג֔וֹג וּבְיֹשְׁבֵ֥י הָאִיִּ֖ים
NAS: fire upon Magog and those who inhabit
KJV: a fire on Magog, and among them that dwell
INT: will send fire Magog inhabit the coastlands