Lexical Definition

‎מָגוֹג‎ Mâgôwg (maw-gogue') Magog ^N:N-M-P
from ‎גּוֹג‎

Magog.

• § Magog = "land of Gog"
• Magog, a son of Japheth
• also a barbarous northern region

n pr m
1) the 2nd son of Japheth, grandson of Noah, and progenitor of several tribes northward from Israel
n pr loc
2) the mountainous region between Cappadocia and Media and habitation of the descendants of Magog, son of Japheth and grandson of Noah

See Greek: Γώγ · Μαγώγ

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎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}.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References