The meaning of “עוֹג”
Understanding ʻÔwg reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
probably from עוּג; round Og. - § Og = "long-necked" - Og, a king of Bashan 1) the Amorite king of Bashan and one of the...
עוֹג
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
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.” Word: עוֹג (ʻÔwg) | |
| 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.” Word: עוֹג (ʻÔwg) | |
| 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.” Word: עוֹג (ʻÔwg) | |
| 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.” Word: עוֹג (ʻÔwg) | |
| 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.” Word: עוֹג (ʻÔwg) |