Revelation 16:16 And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.

For centuries, the Jews were not back in their land, and they were not speaking Hebrew, in the Gentile lands that they were scattered to.

So, for centuries, as well, then, people wondered why the place is referred to by what it is called in the Hebrew tongue. 

There is the biblical Megiddo, mentioned 11 times in the old testament.

The last of these references mentions the valley of Megiddo:

II Chronicles 35:22 Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disguised himself, that he might fight with him, and hearkened not unto the words of Necho from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Megiddo.

Which seems very much like the following reference to the valley of Megiddon: 

Zechariah 12:11 In that day shall there be a great mourning in Jerusalem, as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon.

So, it has been considered that Armageddon is referring to the entire Jezreel valley, beginning up in the northwest, at the ancient site of Megiddo, and goes southeast from there.

This may very well be what it is referring to, and I have considered that, as well, myself.

In modern days, the Jews are back in the land of Israel, and are speaking Hebrew, again.

Also, the word Armageddon is now an English form of the Greek word, that may have been the Greek form of the Hebrew word Megiddo.

However, in the past 50 years, it has used by many who do not even believe the Bible, has become synonymous with something ending the world.

The word is bantered about, and used readily, in different forms, even by people of different countries.

e.g. Bruce Willis & an asteroid, also Zombie-geddon, Woo Foo-geddon, Russia's general Armageddon, the Armageddon monitor, mobile-geddon, etc.

So, is there an outside possibility, that some modern-day Jews, who speak Hebrew and English, would use the term similarly?

Perhaps using the term to describe a large staging area of foreign troops planning to attack Israel?

Which then could possibly, no necessarily tie the area to the Biblical site of Megiddo?

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