H4031G

מָגוֹג

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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

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

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}.

2 occurrences

Genesis (1), I Chronicles (1)