Strong's H176 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: אוֹ (ʼôw)

Pronunciation: o

Morphology: conj

Derivation: presumed to be the 'constructive' or genitival form of אַו (ʼav) ; short for אַוָּה (ʼavvâh) [H185];

Definition: desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also if

KJV Renderings: also, and, either, if, at the least, [idiom] nor, or, otherwise, then, whether.

Senses

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

Cross References

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.