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אוֹ H176

H176 is the Hebrew word אוֹ, transliterated ʼôw and said o. The King James Version most often renders it or.

Word: אוֹTransliteration: ʼôwSaid: oLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 19 verses

What it means

desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also if.

Where it comes from

presumed to be the 'constructive' or genitival form of אַו ; short for H185 (אַוָּה).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 21 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

or 9×either 2×and 2×least 1×whether 1×if then 1×nor 1×otherwise 1×also 1×nor for 1×should 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: also, and, either, if, at the least, [idiom] nor, or, otherwise, then, whether.

Verses using אוֹ

All 19 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 24:49 · KJV

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 24:50 · KJV

Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from the LORD: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.

Genesis 24:55 · KJV

And her brother and her mother said, Let the damsel abide with us a few days, at the least ten; after that she shall go.

Genesis 31:43 · KJV

And 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?

Exodus 19:13 · KJV

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.

Exodus 21:18 · KJV

And if men strive together, and one smite another with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keepeth his bed:

Exodus 21:31 · KJV

Whether he have gored a son, or have gored a daughter, according to this judgment shall it be done unto him.

Leviticus 5:1 · KJV

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 13:49 · KJV

And 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:

Leviticus 13:53 · KJV

And 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 20:17 · KJV

And 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 26:41 · KJV

And 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:

Judges 11:34 · KJV

And Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she was his only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter.

2 Samuel 18:13 · KJV

Otherwise I should have wrought falsehood against mine own life: for there is no matter hid from the king, and thou thyself wouldest have set thyself against me.

Proverbs 30:31 · KJV

A greyhound; an he goat also; and a king, against whom there is no rising up.

Proverbs 31:4 · KJV

It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:

Song of Solomon 2:7 · KJV

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.

Song of Solomon 3:5 · KJV

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.

Ezekiel 21:10 · KJV

It is sharpened to make a sore slaughter; it is furbished that it may glitter: should we then make mirth? it contemneth the rod of my son, as every tree.

Common questions

What does Strong's H176 mean?

H176 is the Hebrew word אוֹ (ʼôw), meaning desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also if.

How is H176 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it or (9 times), either (2 times), and (2 times), least (1 time), whether (1 time), among others.

How many times does H176 appear in the Bible?

אוֹ (ʼôw) is tagged in 19 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H176 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: presumed to be the 'constructive' or genitival form of אַו ; short for H185 (אַוָּה).

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