אוֹ (o) means “or” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: o Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
אוֹ · o · 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
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אוֹ · o · desire
desire
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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
KJV glosses: also, and, either, if, at the least, [idiom] nor, or, otherwise, then, whether.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| or | 239 |
| whether | 5 |
| and | 4 |
| if | 4 |
| either | 2 |
| a man or | 1 |
| but | 1 |
| but if | 1 |
| even | 1 |
| of mine or | 1 |
| of you or | 1 |
| or if | 1 |
| or longer | 1 |
| or so | 1 |
| to crave | 1 |
| with you or | 1 |
| you or | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| or | 9 |
| and | 2 |
| either | 2 |
| also | 1 |
| at the least | 1 |
| if then | 1 |
| nor | 1 |
| nor for | 1 |
| otherwise | 1 |
| should | 1 |
| whether | 1 |
Page 4 of 5. 217 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
If you see your brother’s ox or sheep straying, you must not ignore it; be sure to return it to your brother.
Read word by wordIf you see your brother’s donkey or ox fallen on the road, you must not ignore it; you must help him lift it up.
Read word by wordIf you come across a bird’s nest with chicks or eggs, either in a tree or on the ground along the road, and the mother is sitting on the chicks or eggs, you must not take the mother along with the young.
Read word by wordand the second man hates her, writes her a certificate of divorce, hands it to her, and sends her away from his house, or if he dies,
Read word by wordDo not oppress a hired hand who is poor and needy, whether he is a brother or a foreigner residing in one of your towns.
Read word by word‘Cursed is he who sleeps with his sister, the daughter of his father or the daughter of his mother.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
Read word by wordMake sure there is no man or woman, clan or tribe among you today whose heart turns away from the LORD our God to go and worship the gods of those nations. Make sure there is no root among you that bears such poisonous and bitter fruit,
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 29.17
On returning to Joshua, they reported, “There is no need to send all the people; two or three thousand men are enough to go up and attack Ai. Since the people of Ai are so few, you need not wear out all our people there.”
Read word by wordAnd when Jephthah returned home to Mizpah, there was his daughter coming out to meet him with tambourines and dancing! She was his only child; he had no son or daughter besides her.
Read word by word“Be quiet,” they told him. “Put your hand over your mouth and come with us and be a father and a priest to us. Is it better for you to be a priest for the house of one person or a priest for a tribe and family in Israel?”
Read word by wordHe continued, “Come, let us try to reach one of these towns to spend the night in Gibeah or Ramah.”
Read word by wordWhen their fathers or brothers come to us to complain, we will tell them, ‘Do us a favor by helping them, since we did not get wives for each of them in the war. Since you did not actually give them your daughters, you have no guilt.’”
Read word by wordand plunge it into the pan or kettle or cauldron or cooking pot. And the priest would claim for himself whatever the meat fork brought up. This is how they treated all the Israelites who came to Shiloh.
Read word by wordAnd no blacksmith could be found in all the land of Israel, because the Philistines had said, “The Hebrews must not be allowed to make swords or spears.”
Read word by wordJonathan said to the young man bearing his armor, “Come, let us cross over to the outpost of these uncircumcised men. Perhaps the LORD will work on our behalf. Nothing can hinder the LORD from saving, whether by many or by few.”
Read word by word“Far from it!” Jonathan replied. “You will not die. Indeed, my father does nothing, great or small, without telling me. So why would he hide this matter from me? This cannot be true!”
Read word by wordThen David asked Jonathan, “Who will tell me if your father answers you harshly?”
Read word by wordNow then, what do you have on hand? Give me five loaves of bread, or whatever can be found.”
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 21.4
Then David asked Ahimelech, “Is there not a spear or sword on hand here? For I have brought neither my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king’s mission was urgent.”
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 21.9
Was that day the first time I inquired of God for him? Far be it from me! Let not the king accuse your servant or any of my father’s household, for your servant knew nothing of this whole affair—not in part or in whole.”
Read word by wordDavid added, “As surely as the LORD lives, the LORD Himself will strike him down; either his day will come and he will die, or he will go into battle and perish.
Read word by wordThen the commanders of the Philistines asked, “What about these Hebrews?” Achish replied, “Is this not David, the servant of King Saul of Israel? He has been with me all these days, even years, and from the day he defected until today I have found no fault in him.”
Read word by wordSo Abner told him, “Turn to your right or to your left, seize one of the young men, and take his equipment for yourself.” But Asahel would not stop chasing him.
Read word by wordThen all the people came and urged David to eat something while it was still day, but David took an oath, saying, “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if I taste bread or anything else before the sun sets!”
Read word by wordSurely by now he is hiding in a cave or some other location. If some of your troops fall first, whoever hears of it will say, ‘There has been a slaughter among the troops who follow Absalom.’
Read word by wordIf I had jeopardized my own life—and nothing is hidden from the king—you would have abandoned me.”
Read word by wordWhen they sin against You—for there is no one who does not sin—and You become angry with them and deliver them to an enemy who takes them as captives to his own land, whether far or near,
Read word by wordAs the king passed by, he cried out to the king: “Your servant had marched out into the middle of the battle, when suddenly a man came over with a captive and told me, ‘Guard this man! If he goes missing for any reason, your life will be exchanged for his life, or you will weigh out a talent of silver.’
Read word by wordAhab answered, “Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite and told him, ‘Give me your vineyard for silver, or if you wish, I will give you another vineyard in its place.’ And he replied, ‘I will not give you my vineyard!’”
Read word by word“Look now,” they said to Elisha, “we your servants have fifty valiant men. Please let them go and search for your master. Perhaps the Spirit of the LORD has taken him up and put him on one of the mountains or in one of the valleys.” “Do not send them,” Elisha replied.
Read word by wordand Elisha said to Gehazi, “Now tell her, ‘Look, you have gone to all this trouble for us. What can we do for you? Can we speak on your behalf to the king or the commander of the army?’” “I have a home among my own people,” she replied.
Read word by wordHe answered, “If the LORD does not help you, where can I find help for you? From the threshing floor or the winepress?”
Read word by wordBut the man of God was angry with him and said, “You should have struck the ground five or six times. Then you would have struck down Aram until you had put an end to it. But now you will strike down Aram only three times.”
Read word by wordWhen they sin against You—for there is no one who does not sin—and You become angry with them and deliver them to an enemy who takes them as captives to a land far or near,
Read word by wordor with princes who had gold, who filled their houses with silver.
Read word by wordOr why was I not hidden like a stillborn child, like an infant who never sees daylight?
Read word by wordOr speak to the earth, and it will teach you; let the fish of the sea inform you.
Read word by wordThen call me, and I will answer, or let me speak, and You can reply.
Read word by wordIs there no end to your long-winded speeches? What provokes you to continue testifying?
Read word by wordit is so dark you cannot see, and a flood of water covers you.
Read word by wordIf you are righteous, what do you give Him, or what does He receive from your hand?
Read word by wordWho fixed its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched a measuring line across it?
Read word by wordOn what were its foundations set, or who laid its cornerstone,
Read word by wordDoes the rain have a father? Who has begotten the drops of dew?
Read word by wordCan you bind the chains of the Pleiades or loosen the belt of Orion?
Read word by wordWho has put wisdom in the heart or given understanding to the mind?
Read word by worda strutting rooster; a he-goat; and a king with his army around him.
Read word by wordAnd who knows whether that man will be wise or foolish? Yet he will take over all the labor at which I have worked skillfully under the sun. This too is futile.
Read word by wordSow your seed in the morning, and do not rest your hands in the evening, for you do not know which will succeed, whether this or that, or if both will equally prosper.
Read word by wordO daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you by the gazelles and does of the field: Do not arouse or awaken love until the time is right.
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