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Og — the meaning of the Hebrew name עוֹג

עוֹג

ʻÔwg · pronounced ogue · Strong's H5747 · a man

Og means round.

Built from

עוּג ʻûwg (probably from, H5746) — properly, to gyrate open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

probably from H5746; round; Og, a king of Bashan.

First appearance

Num 21:33 And they turned and went up by the way of Bashan: and Og the king of Bashan went out against them, he, and all his people, to the battle at Edrei. (KJV)

Every verse that names Og

22 occurrences in 22 verses — Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, 1 Kings, Nehemiah, Psalms

Num 21:33Num 32:33Deut 1:4Deut 3:1Deut 3:3Deut 3:4Deut 3:10Deut 3:11Deut 3:13Deut 4:47Deut 29:6Deut 31:4Josh 2:10Josh 9:10Josh 12:4Josh 13:12Josh 13:30Josh 13:311Kgs 4:19Neh 9:22Ps 135:11Ps 136:20

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