On The Etymology of the Words Ya？jūj and Ma？jūj

The words Ya？jūj and Ma？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？jūj and Ma？jūj/Gog and Magog are different. When we look at the form of the words Ya？jūj/Gog, we see that they are in active form while the words Ma？jūj/Gog are in passive form. Hence Gog, as clearly stated in the Book of Hezekiel, should be commander and leader, and corollary Ma？jūj/Gog must be understood as the soldiers under the command of Gog. Again, considering the fire related meanings in their etymology, Ya？jūj and Ma？jūj/Gog and Magog can be evaluated as representatives of Satan