אוֹ
ʼôw · o
desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also if
Lexicon
Derivation: presumed to be the 'constructive' or genitival form of אַו ; short for H185 (אַוָּה);
desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also if
- desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4)
- hence, (by way of alternative) or, also if
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: also, and, either, if, at the least, [idiom] nor, or, otherwise, then, whether.
Letters
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
strength, the leader › to fasten and establish
Strength, the leader that works to fasten and establish.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of אוֹ above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
321 occurrences · 321 OT · 0 NT · 17 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- or9 · 43%
- either2 · 10%
- and2 · 10%
- at the least1 · 5%
- whether1 · 5%
- if then1 · 5%
- nor1 · 5%
- otherwise1 · 5%
- also1 · 5%
- nor for1 · 5%
- should1 · 5%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.