O אוֹ

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O
אוֹ
Transliterationo
Strong's numberH176 (H0176A, H0176B)
LanguageHebrew
Part of speechconjunction
Glossor
Occurrences321 in 218 verses
Most frequent inLeviticus (72)

O (Hebrew אוֹ, Strong's H176) is a Hebrew conjunction meaning “or”. It occurs 321 times in 218 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

H0176A: or

1) or, rather
1a) implying that the latter choice is preferred
1b) or if, introducing an example to be seen under a particular principle
1c) (in series) either...or, whether...or
1d) if perchance
1e) except, or else
2) whether, not the least, if, otherwise, also, and, then

H0176B: desire

desire

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

KJVeither (2), least (1), whether (1), nor (1), otherwise (1), also (1), should (1)
BSBif (6), whether (5), you (3), either (2), mine (1), longer (1), man (1), even (1)

Verses

Every verse with O, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Genesis

Exodus

Leviticus

Numbers

Deuteronomy

Joshua

Judges

1 Samuel

2 Samuel

1 Kings

2 Kings

2 Chronicles

Job

Proverbs

Ecclesiastes

Song of Solomon

Isaiah

Jeremiah

Ezekiel

Amos

Malachi

Notes

  1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
  2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).
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