Word Study

The meaning of עוֹג

Understanding ʻÔwg reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.

H5747
Hebrew Text
Strong's Concordance

עוֹג

Phoneticogue
TransliterationʻÔwg
Grammar Code
N:N-M-P
Noun
Strong's Definition
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

probably from עוּג; round Og. - § Og = "long-necked" - Og, a king of Bashan 1) the Amorite king of Bashan and one of the last representatives of the giants of Rephaim

Scripture References

Occurrences in the Bible

22 total references
ReferenceText
Numbers 32:33

And Moses gave unto them, even to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, and unto half the tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land, with the cities thereof in the coasts, even the cities of the country round about.

Deuteronomy 3:11

For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of giants; behold, his bedstead was a bedstead of iron; is it not in Rabbath of the children of Ammon? nine cubits was the length thereof, and four cubits the breadth of it, after the cubit of a man.

Joshua 13:12

All the kingdom of Og in Bashan, which reigned in Ashtaroth and in Edrei, who remained of the remnant of the giants: for these did Moses smite, and cast them out.

1 Kings 4:19

Geber the son of Uri was in the country of Gilead, in the country of Sihon king of the Amorites, and of Og king of Bashan; and he was the only officer which was in the land.

Nehemiah 9:22

Moreover thou gavest them kingdoms and nations, and didst divide them into corners: so they possessed the land of Sihon, and the land of the king of Heshbon, and the land of Og king of Bashan.

Usage Statistics

Total Occurrences
22x
Most Frequent Book
Deuteronomy
Book Distribution
Numbers2
Deuteronomy10
Joshua6
1 Kings1
Nehemiah1
Psalms2

Devotional Reflection

How does the original Hebrew meaning of 'עוֹג' deepen your understanding of Numbers 32:33?