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Magog

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4031

מָגוֹג

ma.gog — Magog

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.2; son of: Japheth (H3315); brother of: Gomer (H1586), Madai (H4074), Javan (H3120), Tubal (H8422), Meshech (H4902) and Tiras (H8494) § Magog = "land of Gog" 1) the 2nd son of Japheth, grandson of Noah, and progenitor of several tribes northward from Israel 2) the mountainous region between Cappadocia and Media and habitation of the descendants of Magog, son of Japheth and grandson of Noah

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GREEK · G3098

Μαγώγ

Magōg — Magog

Μαγώγ, ὁ indecl. (Heb. מָגוֹג, Gen.10:2, Exo.38:2, al.), Magog, associated with Gog: Rev.20:8 (see Swete, in l).† (AS)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4074

מָדַי

ma.day — Madai

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.2; son of: Japheth (H3315); brother of: Gomer (H1586), Magog (H4031), Javan (H3120), Tubal (H8422), Meshech (H4902) and Tiras (H8494) § Media or Medes or Madai = "middle land" 1) a people descended from the son of Japheth and who inhabited the territory of Media 2) land inhabited by the descendants of Japheth; located northwest of Persia proper, south and southwest of the Caspian Sea, east of Armenia and Assyria, and west and northwest of the great salt desert of Iram

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3315

יֶ֫פֶת

ye.phet — Japheth

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.5.32; son of: Noah (H5146); brother of: Shem (H8035) and Ham (H2526); father of: Gomer (H1586), Magog (H4031), Madai (H4074), Javan (H3120), Tubal (H8422), Meshech (H4902) and Tiras (H8494) § Japheth = "opened" the 3rd son of Noah whose descendants after the flood settled on the coastal lands of the Mediterranean spreading north into Europe and parts of Asia

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3120

יָוָן

ya.van — Javan

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.2; son of: Japheth (H3315); brother of: Gomer (H1586), Magog (H4031), Madai (H4074), Tubal (H8422), Meshech (H4902) and Tiras (H8494); father of: Elishah (H0473), Tarshish (H8659), Kittim (H3794) and Dodanim (H1721); also called Greek at Jol.3.6 + NT. § Javan = "Ionia" or "Greece" 1) a son of Japheth and grandson of Noah 2) Greece, Ionia, Ionians 2a) location of descendants of Javan

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1586

גֹּ֫מֶר

go.mer — Gomer

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.2; son of: Japheth (H3315); brother of: Magog (H4031), Madai (H4074), Javan (H3120), Tubal (H8422), Meshech (H4902) and Tiras (H8494); father of: Ashkenaz (H0813), Riphath (H7384A) and Togarmah (H8425) § Gomer = "complete" 1) the eldest son of Japheth and grandson of Noah; the progenitor of the early Cimmerians and other branches of the Celtic family 2) the unfaithful wife of the prophet Hosea; Hosea's relationship with her was symbolic of God's relationship with wayward Israel

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4902

מֶ֫שֶׁךְ

me.shekh — Meshech

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.2; son of: Japheth (H3315); brother of: Gomer (H1586), Magog (H4031), Madai (H4074), Javan (H3120), Tubal (H8422) and Tiras (H8494) § Mesech or Meshech = "drawing out" 1) son of Japheth, grandson of Noah, and progenitor of peoples to the north of Israel 1a) descendants of Mesech often mentioned in connection with Tubal, Magog, and other northern nations including the Moschi, a people on the borders of Colchis and Armenia

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8422

תּוּבַל

tu.val — Tubal

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.2; son of: Japheth (H3315); brother of: Gomer (H1586), Magog (H4031), Madai (H4074), Javan (H3120), Meshech (H4902) and Tiras (H8494) § Tubal = "thou shall be brought" 1) son of Japheth and grandson of Noah n pr terr 2) a region in east Asia Minor 2a) perhaps nearly equal to Cappadocia

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8494

תִּירָ֑ס

ti.ras — Tiras

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.2; son of: Japheth (H3315); brother of: Gomer (H1586), Magog (H4031), Madai (H4074), Javan (H3120), Tubal (H8422) and Meshech (H4902) § Tiras = "desire" son of Japheth and grandson of Noah

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GREEK · G1136

Γώγ

Gōg — Gog

Γώγ, ὁ (Heb. גּוֹג), indecl., Gog, assoc. with Magog (q.v): Rev.20:8.† (AS)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1463

גּוֹג

gog — Gog

A man of the tribe of Reuben living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at 1Ch.5.4; son of: Shemaiah (H8098D); father of: Shimei (H8096L) § Gog = "mountain" 1) a Reubenite, son of Shemaiah 2) the prophetic prince of Rosh, Meshech and Tubal, and Magog

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GREEK · G8164

λάρος

laros — gull

1. a ravenous sea-bird, perhaps a cormorant , described as dashing down into the sea and then floating on the waves, (Odyssey by Homer): metaphorically of demagogues, (Aristophanes Comicus) 2. a singing bird, [variant datesAnthology Palantina (ML)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3125

יְוָנִי

ye.va.ni — Greek

Someone from Greece, founded by Java who was a man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.2; son of: Japheth (H3315); brother of: Gomer (H1586), Magog (H4031), Madai (H4074), Tubal (H8422), Meshech (H4902) and Tiras (H8494); father of: Elishah (H0473), Tarshish (H8659), Kittim (H3794) and Dodanim (H1721); also called Greek at Jol.3.6 + NT. Group of ya.van (יָוָן "Javan" H3120) Grecian, Ionian

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Historical dictionary entry

Region of Gog, the second of the “sons” of Japheth (Gen. 10:2; 1 Chr. 1:5). In Ezekiel (38:2; 39:6) it is the name of a nation, probably some Scythian or Tartar tribe descended from Japheth. They are described as skilled horsemen, and expert in the use of the bow. The Latin father Jerome says that this word denotes “Scythian nations, fierce and innumerable, who live beyond the Caucasus and the Lake Maeotis, and near the Caspian Sea, and spread out even onward to India.” Perhaps the name “represents the Assyrian Mat Gugi, or ‘country of Gugu,’ the Gyges of the Greeks” (Sayce’s Races, etc.).

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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