עוֹג (H5747) — Hebrew Lexicon

עוֹג

𐤏𐤅𐤂

H5747 noun

SILEX Entry

Root עוג to go in a circle, to bake round cakes (root meanings, not personal name)

Definition

Proper noun; Og, the personal name of the Amorite king ruling over Bashan at the time of the Israelite conquest, whose domain lay east of the Jordan River. The term functions exclusively as a personal name in the Hebrew Bible and does not carry a descriptive or titular sense in the biblical texts.

Semantic Range

proper noun, personal name of the Amorite king of Bashan; no broader lexical usage in the Hebrew Bible

Root / Etymology

The etymology is uncertain. Tradition relates the name to the root עוּג (ʿwg), which can mean 'to go in a circle, bake round cakes,' possibly alluding to something 'round' or 'encompassing.' However, this connection is speculative, and the origin of the name 'Og' may be non-Semitic, reflecting Amorite or another West Semitic naming traditions rather than a native Hebrew derivation.

Historical & Contextual Notes

Og (עוֹג) appears exclusively as a proper name for the ruler of Bashan, encountered primarily in the narrative of Israel's approach to the land in Numbers, Deuteronomy, and Joshua (e.g., Num 21:33; Deut 1:4, 3:1-13; Josh 12:4). There is no evidence that 'Og' was used as a generic title or term for kingship or power; it is consistently a personal name. Later tradition linked him to legendary ancient giants (the Rephaim), but this reflects interpretative expansions rather than direct lexical content. Septuagint and subsequent translations transliterate the name, and English traditions use 'Og.' 'Og' is not attested outside the biblical tradition in ancient Near Eastern inscriptions, and its precise etymology remains elusive. The proposed derivation from the root עוּג, while traditional, is linguistically unsubstantiated.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

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

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Root Family

עוג (ʿ-w-g) — to go in a circle, to bake round cakes

Strong's	Lemma	SIBI-P1
H4580	מָעוֹג	round bread-loaf
H5692	עֻגָּה	round bread-cake
H5746	עוּג	you shall bake her as a round cake

Word Forms

3 distinct forms

SIDANCE	Surface	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	Occurrences
`H5747-01`	עוֹג֩	og	`HNp`	Og	Og	15
`H5747-02`	וּ/לְ/ע֛וֹג	uleog	`HC/R/Np`	and to Og	and to Og	5
`H5747-03`	וְ/ע֨וֹג	veog	`HC/Np`	and Og	and Og	2

Occurrences in Scripture

22 total occurrences

SIDANCE	Reference	Word	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1
`H5747-01`	Numbers 21:33	עוֹג֩	og	`HNp`	Og	Og
`H5747-01`	Numbers 32:33	ע֖וֹג	og	`HNp`	Og	Og
`H5747-01`	Deuteronomy 1:4	ע֚וֹג	og	`HNp`	Og	Og
`H5747-01`	Deuteronomy 3:1	עוֹג֩	og	`HNp`	Og	Og
`H5747-01`	Deuteronomy 3:3	ע֥וֹג	og	`HNp`	Og	Og
`H5747-01`	Deuteronomy 3:4	ע֖וֹג	og	`HNp`	of Og	Og
`H5747-01`	Deuteronomy 3:10	ע֖וֹג	og	`HNp`	of Og	Og
`H5747-01`	Deuteronomy 3:11	ע֞וֹג	og	`HNp`	Og	Og
`H5747-01`	Deuteronomy 3:13	ע֔וֹג	og	`HNp`	Og	Og
`H5747-01`	Deuteronomy 4:47	ע֣וֹג	og	`HNp`	of Og	Og
`H5747-03`	Deuteronomy 29:6	וְ/ע֨וֹג	veog	`HC/Np`	and Og	and Og
`H5747-02`	Deuteronomy 31:4	וּ/לְ/ע֛וֹג	uleog	`HC/R/Np`	and to Og	and to Og
`H5747-02`	Joshua 2:10	וּ/לְ/ע֔וֹג	uleog	`HC/R/Np`	and to Og	and to Og
`H5747-02`	Joshua 9:10	וּ/לְ/ע֥וֹג	uleog	`HC/R/Np`	and to Og	and to Og
`H5747-01`	Joshua 12:4	ע֚וֹג	og	`HNp`	of Og	Og
`H5747-01`	Joshua 13:12	עוֹג֙	og	`HNp`	Og	Og
`H5747-01`	Joshua 13:30	ע֣וֹג	og	`HNp`	Og	Og
`H5747-01`	Joshua 13:31	ע֖וֹג	og	`HNp`	of Og	Og
`H5747-03`	1 Kings 4:19	וְ/עֹג֙	veog	`HC/Np`	and Og	and Og
`H5747-02`	Psalms 135:11	וּ֭/לְ/עוֹג	uleog	`HC/R/Np`	and to Og	and to Og
`H5747-02`	Psalms 136:20	וּ֭/לְ/עוֹג	uleog	`HC/R/Np`	and Og	and to Og
`H5747-01`	Nehemiah 9:22	ע֥וֹג	og	`HNp`	Og	Og

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