Armageddon <717>
Armagedwn Armageddon
| Pronunciation: | ar-mag-ed-dohn' |
| Origin: | of Hebrew origin 02022 and 04023 Nwdgm rh |
| Reference: | TDNT - 1:468,79 |
| PrtSpch: | n pr loc |
| In Greek: | armagedwn 1 |
| In NET: | Armageddon 1 |
| In AV: | Armageddon 1 |
| Count: | 1 |
| Definition: | Armageddon = "the hill or city of Megiddo" 1) In Re 16:16 the scene of a the struggle of good and evil is suggested by that battle plain of Esdraelon, which was famous for two great victories, of Barak over the Canaanites, and of Gideon over the Midianites; and for two great disasters, the deaths of Saul and Josiah. Hence in Revelation a place of great slaughter, the scene of a terrible retribution upon the wicked. The RSV translates the name as Har-Magedon, i.e. the hill (as Ar is the city) of Megiddo. of Hebrew origin (2022 and 4023); Armageddon (or Har-Meggiddon), a symbolic name:-Armageddon. see HEBREW for 02022 see HEBREW for 04023 |
| Variations in Bible: | Armageddon (NET, KJV, NIV, TEV) Har-Magedon (NASB) Harmagedon (NRSV) |
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