אוֹ

Word meanings

Senses and individuals

• or H0176A 321
• desire H0176B 0

Strong's dictionary

presumed to be the 'constructive' or genitival form of אַו ; short for אַוָּה; desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also if; also, and, either, if, at the least, [idiom] nor, or, otherwise, then, whether.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Every occurrence

1. 1 Samuel 2:14 א֣וֹ 'o · Small word: or

   and he struck it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; all that the flesh-hook brought up the priest took therewith. So they did in Shiloh unto all the Israelites that came thither.

2. 1 Samuel 2:14 א֤וֹ 'o · Small word: or

   and he struck it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; all that the flesh-hook brought up the priest took therewith. So they did in Shiloh unto all the Israelites that came thither.

3. 1 Samuel 2:14 א֣וֹ 'o · Small word: or

   and he struck it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; all that the flesh-hook brought up the priest took therewith. So they did in Shiloh unto all the Israelites that came thither.

4. 1 Samuel 13:19 א֥וֹ 'o · Small word: or

   Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel; for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears:

5. 1 Samuel 14:6 א֥וֹ 'o · Small word: or

   And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armor, Come, and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that Jehovah will work for us; for there is no restraint to Jehovah to save by many or by few.

6. 1 Samuel 14:41 אוֹ 'o · Small word: or

   Therefore Saul said unto Jehovah, the God of Israel, Show the right. And Jonathan and Saul were taken by lot; but the people escaped.

7. 1 Samuel 20:2 א֚וֹ 'o · Small word: or

   And he said unto him, Far from it; thou shalt not die: behold, my father doeth nothing either great or small, but that he discloseth it unto me; and why should my father hide this thing from me? it is not so.

8. 1 Samuel 20:10 א֛וֹ 'o · Small word: or

   Then said David to Jonathan, Who shall tell me if perchance thy father answer thee roughly?

9. 1 Samuel 21:3 א֖וֹ 'o · Small word: or

   Now therefore what is under thy hand? give me five loaves of bread in my hand, or whatsoever there is present.

10. 1 Samuel 21:8 אוֹ־ 'ov- · Small word: or

    And David said unto Ahimelech, And is there not here under thy hand spear or sword? for I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king's business required haste.

11. 1 Samuel 22:15 א֥וֹ 'o · Small word: or

    Have I to-day begun to inquire of God for him? be it far from me: let not the king impute anything unto his servant, nor to all the house of my father; for thy servant knoweth nothing of all this, less or more.

12. 1 Samuel 26:10 אֽוֹ־ 'ov- · Small word: or

    And David said, As Jehovah liveth, Jehovah will smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall go down into battle and perish.

13. 1 Samuel 26:10 א֧וֹ 'o · Small word: or

    And David said, As Jehovah liveth, Jehovah will smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall go down into battle and perish.

14. 1 Samuel 29:3 אוֹ־ 'ov- · Small word: or

    Then said the princes of the Philistines, What do these Hebrews here? And Achish said unto the princes of the Philistines, Is not this David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, who hath been with me these days, or rather these years, and I have found no fault in him since he fell away unto me unto this day?

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