What does אוֹ mean in the Bible?
אוֹ is a Hebrew word meaning "desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or , also if".
Hebrew · H176
אוֹ
Desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or , also if
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אוֹ H176
What does אוֹ mean in the Bible?
אוֹ is a Hebrew word meaning "desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or , also if".
Full entry for אוֹ (H176) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H176?
The BSB source-word alignment has 321 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include or (239), . . . (37), - (13), whether (5), and (4).
Where does אוֹ appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 24:49. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (137), Numbers (44), Exodus (35), Deuteronomy (34).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It or 239× Genesis 44:8, Genesis 44:19, Exodus 4:11, Exodus 5:3
. . . 37× Genesis 24:49, Genesis 24:50, Exodus 4:11, Leviticus 6:2
- 13× Exodus 22:10, Leviticus 4:23, Leviticus 4:28, Leviticus 5:2
whether 5× Leviticus 5:1, Leviticus 7:21, Leviticus 13:52, Numbers 9:21
and 4× Leviticus 26:41, Numbers 30:14, Song Of Solomon 2:7, Song Of Solomon 3:5
If 4× Exodus 21:31, Numbers 35:18, 1 Samuel 20:10, 2 Samuel 18:13
either 2× Leviticus 25:49, 1 Samuel 26:10
[to crave] 1× Proverbs 31:4
a man or 1× Deuteronomy 15:12
But 1× Leviticus 13:16
But if 1× Exodus 21:36
even 1× 1 Samuel 29:3
of mine or 1× Genesis 31:43
of you or 1× Numbers 9:10
Or if 1× Leviticus 25:49
or longer 1× Numbers 9:22
or so 1× Genesis 24:55
with you or 1× Malachi 1:8
you or 1× Numbers 15:14
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 24:49 א֥וֹ to . . . Conjunction Genesis 24:50 אוֹ־ to . . . Conjunction Genesis 24:55 א֣וֹ to or so Conjunction Genesis 31:43 א֥וֹ to of mine or Conjunction Genesis 44:8 א֥וֹ to or Conjunction Genesis 44:19 אוֹ־ to or Conjunction Exodus 4:11 א֚וֹ to Or Conjunction Exodus 4:11 א֣וֹ to or Conjunction Exodus 4:11 א֥וֹ to . . . Conjunction Exodus 4:11 א֣וֹ to or Conjunction
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 24:49
Aligned rows 321
Books represented 21
Genesis 6 Exodus 35 Leviticus 137 Numbers 44 Deuteronomy 34 Joshua 1 Judges 4 1 Samuel 13 2 Samuel 4 1 Kings 3 2 Kings 4 2 Chronicles 1 Job 12 Proverbs 2 Ecclesiastes 2 Song Of Solomon 5 Isaiah 4 Jeremiah 3 Ezekiel 4 Amos 1 Malachi 2
Source forms
א֣וֹ 74x ’ōw Genesis 24:55, Exodus 4:11, Exodus 21:4, Exodus 21:18
א֥וֹ 59x ’ōw Genesis 24:49, Genesis 31:43, Genesis 44:8, Exodus 4:11
אוֹ־ 45x ’ōw- Genesis 24:50, Genesis 44:19, Exodus 19:13, Exodus 21:31
אֽוֹ־ 43x ’ōw- Exodus 21:26, Exodus 21:27, Exodus 22:7, Leviticus 4:23
א֖וֹ 28x ’ōw Exodus 21:6, Leviticus 6:2, Leviticus 13:47, Leviticus 13:48
א֤וֹ 22x ’ōw Exodus 21:20, Leviticus 5:2, Leviticus 6:4, Leviticus 12:8
א֚וֹ 18x ’ōw Exodus 4:11, Leviticus 4:28, Leviticus 6:4, Leviticus 7:21
א֛וֹ 11x ’ōw Leviticus 1:14, Leviticus 13:2, Numbers 14:2, Deuteronomy 13:3
Parsing patterns
Conjunction 320x Genesis 24:49, Genesis 24:50, Genesis 24:55, Genesis 31:43
Interrogative 1x Proverbs 31:4
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or , also if
Source Gloss
desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or , also if
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also if BDB: desire Usage: also, and, either, if, at the least, × nor, or, otherwise, then, whether.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אוֹ is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain