Strong's Hebrew · H176
אוֹ
ʼôw · o
also, and, either, if, at the least, [idiom] nor, or, otherwise, then, whether.
Definition
desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also if
Derivation
presumed to be the 'constructive' or genitival form of אַו ; short for H185 (אַוָּה);
Appears 316 times in Scripture
“My lord asked his servants, ‘Do you have a father or a brother?’”
“Laban and Bethuel answered, “This is from the LORD; we have no choice in the matter.”
“But Laban answered Jacob, “These daughters are my daughters, these sons are my sons, and these flocks are my flocks! Everything you see is mine! Yet what can I do today about these daughters of mine or the children they have borne?”
“We even brought back to you from the land of Canaan the silver we found in the mouths of our sacks. Why would we steal silver or gold from your master’s house?”
“If any fabric is contaminated with mildew—any wool or linen garment,”
“But her brother and mother said, “Let the girl remain with us ten days or so. After that, she may go.””
“any weave or knit of linen or wool, or any article of leather—”
“Now if you will show kindness and faithfulness to my master, tell me; but if not, let me know, so that I may go elsewhere.””
“And the LORD said to him, “Who gave man his mouth? Or who makes the mute or the deaf, the sighted or the blind? Is it not I, the LORD?”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).