Strong H1463H1463Hגּוֹג
Gog
One of the 2 senses of Strong H1463
- Transliteration
- gôg
- Pronunciation
- gohg
- Morphology
- Proper Name of a Location with no gender
Definition
Gog is mentioned in the prophetic books of Ezekiel and Revelation as a symbolic enemy of God's people who will be defeated in the end times (Ezekiel 38:2, 3, 14, 16, 18; 39:1, 11; Revelation 20:8).
Meaning of the name
Gog = "mountain"
General definition
Of uncertain derivation;
{Gog} the name of an {Israelite} also of some northern nation: - Gog.
{Gog} the name of an {Israelite} also of some northern nation: - Gog.
In the biblical story
Gog
A symbolic enemy of God's people in prophetic literature.
Gog is mentioned in the prophetic books of Ezekiel and Revelation as a symbolic enemy of God's people who will be defeated in the end times (Ezekiel 38:2, 3, 14, 16, 18; 39:1, 11; Revelation 20:8).
In the Bible
Strong H1463H appears in 7 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- gog7
First verses
- Ezekiel 38:2Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him,
- Ezekiel 38:3And say, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:
- Ezekiel 38:14Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say unto Gog, Thus saith the Lord God; In that day when my people of Israel dwelleth safely, shalt thou not know it?
- Ezekiel 38:16And thou shalt come up against my people of Israel, as a cloud to cover the land; it shall be in the latter days, and I will bring thee against my land, that the heathen may know me, when I shall be sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes.
- Ezekiel 38:18And it shall come to pass at the same time when Gog shall come against the land of Israel, saith the Lord God, that my fury shall come up in my face.
- Ezekiel 39:1Therefore, thou son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:
- Ezekiel 39:11And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will give unto Gog a place there of graves in Israel, the valley of the passengers on the east of the sea: and it shall stop the noses of the passengers: and there shall they bury Gog and all his multitude: and they shall call it The valley of Hamon–gog.