HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6828
צָפוֹן
tsa.phon — north
1) north (of direction), northward 1a) north 1b) northward
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Northward
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1387
גֶּ֫בַע
ge.va — Geba
§ Gaba or Geba or Gibeah = "hill" a city in Benjamin, modern 'Jeba', which stands on the top of a steep terraced hill, six miles or ten kilometres north east of Jerusalem and three miles or five kilometres from Gibeah, on the edge of the Wadi Suweinit looking northward to the opposite village of ancient Michmash, modern 'Mukhmas'
19 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →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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(Heb. tsaphon), a “hidden” or “dark place,” as opposed to the sunny south (Deut. 3:27). A Hebrew in speaking of the points of the compass was considered as always having his face to the east, and hence “the left hand” (Gen. 14:15; Job 23:9) denotes the north. The “kingdoms of the north” are Chaldea, Assyria, Media, etc.
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Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.