Yeʾcūc ve Meʾcūc Kelimelerinin Etimolojisine Dair

Authors : Yasin Meral

Pages : 161-169

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Publication Date : 2018-11-30

Article Type : Other Papers

Abstract :The words Ya ʾ jūj and Ma ʾ jūj/Gog and Magog appear in the Qur’an, Hebrew Bible and the New Testament. Although this group is generally understood to be a single structure in the Islamic tradition, it is clear that the roles of Ya ʾ jūj and Ma ʾ jūj/Gog and Magog are different. When we look at the form of the words Ya ʾ jūj/Gog, we see that they are in active form while the words Ma ʾ jūj/Gog are in passive form. Hence Gog, as clearly stated in the Book of Hezekiel, should be commander and leader, and corollary Ma ʾ jūj/Gog must be understood as the soldiers under the command of Gog. Again, considering the fire related meanings in their e tymology, Ya ʾ jūj and Ma ʾ jūj/Gog and Magog can be evaluated as representatives of Satan.
Keywords : Yeʾcūc, Meʾcūc