How many times is Og mentioned in the Bible?
The word Og appears 22 times in the King James Version, in 22 verses. It is found in 6 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Og 22 times.
Og in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Og counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Og | 22 | 22 |
| Total | 22 | 22 |
What the name Og means
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Og as "a cake; bread baked in ashes".
This is the 1869 traditional meaning; modern scholars often read names differently.
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Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869), checked 2026-10-24.
First and last mention of Og
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.
And Og the king of Bashan: for his mercy endureth for ever:
Common questions
How many times is Og in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 22 of the 22 uses are in the Old Testament and 0 in the New Testament. Og appears in 6 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Deuteronomy has the most (10), then Joshua (6) and Numbers (2).
Where is Og first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Numbers 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." The last is Psalm 136:20.
What does the name Og mean in the Bible?
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Og as "a cake; bread baked in ashes".
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Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-24.