Strong's H176 · Hebrew
אוֹ
ʼôw · /o/
Definition
desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also if
KJV: also, and, either, if, at the least, [idiom] nor, or, otherwise, then, whether.
Root / derivation: presumed to be the 'constructive' or genitival form of אַו ; short for H185 (אַוָּה);
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered אוֹ across 18 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
18 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Genesis4 verses
And now if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me: and if not, tell me; that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left.
Genesis 24:50Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from the LORD: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.
Genesis 24:55And her brother and her mother said, Let the damsel abide with us a few days, at the least ten; after that she shall go. a few: or, a full year, or ten months
Genesis 31:43And Laban answered and said unto Jacob, These daughters are my daughters, and these children are my children, and these cattle are my cattle, and all that thou seest is mine: and what can I do this day unto these my daughters, or unto their children which they have born?
Exodus3 verses
There shall not an hand touch it, but he shall surely be stoned, or shot through; whether it be beast or man, it shall not live: when the trumpet soundeth long, they shall come up to the mount. trumpet: or, cornet
Exodus 21:18And if men strive together, and one smite another with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keepeth his bed: another: or, his neighbour
Exodus 21:31Whether he have gored a son, or have gored a daughter, according to this judgment shall it be done unto him.
Leviticus5 verses
And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and is a witness, whether he hath seen or known of it; if he do not utter it, then he shall bear his iniquity.
Leviticus 13:49And if the plague be greenish or reddish in the garment, or in the skin, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin; it is a plague of leprosy, and shall be shewed unto the priest: thing: Heb. vessel, or, instrument
Leviticus 13:53And if the priest shall look, and, behold, the plague be not spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin;
Leviticus 20:17And if a man shall take his sister, his father's daughter, or his mother's daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness; it is a wicked thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of their people: he hath uncovered his sister's nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity.
Leviticus 26:41And that I also have walked contrary unto them, and have brought them into the land of their enemies; if then their uncircumcised hearts be humbled, and they then accept of the punishment of their iniquity:
Song of Solomon2 verses
I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please. I charge: Heb. I adjure you
Song of Solomon 3:5I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H176 (ʼôw) mean?
desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also if
How many times does H176 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H176 (אוֹ) appears in 18 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “or.”
How is ʼôw translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H176 is rendered as “or” (9×), “and” (2×), “either” (2×), “also” (1×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word אוֹ come from?
presumed to be the 'constructive' or genitival form of אַו ; short for H185 (אַוָּה);