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Lexicon :: Strong's H176 - 'av

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אַו
Transliteration
'av
Pronunciation
o
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Part of Speech
conjunction
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 36

Strong’s Definitions

אוֹ ʼôw, o; presumed to be the 'constructive' or genitival form of אַו ʼav ; short for H185; desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also if:—also, and, either, if, at the least, × nor, or, otherwise, then, whether.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 261x

The KJV translates Strong's H176 in the following manner: also (1x), and (2x), at the least (1x), either (7x), if (1x), nor (2x), or (236x), Or if (2x), Otherwise (1x), should (1x), whether (7x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 261x
The KJV translates Strong's H176 in the following manner: also (1x), and (2x), at the least (1x), either (7x), if (1x), nor (2x), or (236x), Or if (2x), Otherwise (1x), should (1x), whether (7x).

  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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אוֹ ʼôw, o; presumed to be the 'constructive' or genitival form of אַו ʼav ; short for H185; desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also if:—also, and, either, if, at the least, × nor, or, otherwise, then, whether.
STRONGS H176: Abbreviations
אוֺ 320 (أَوْ, vaf , ኦው፡), conjunction or (whether aut or vel).
1. Genesis 24:49; Genesis 31:43; Exodus 4:11; Songs 2:9; Leviticus 13:24; Numbers 5:30 + often (especially in laws); sometimes implying a preference, nearly = or rather Genesis 24:55 יָמִים אוֺ עָשׂוֺר a few days or ten Judges 18:19; 1 Samuel 29:3. Prefixed to the first as well as to the second alternative (rare) either (whether)... or Leviticus 5:1; Leviticus 13:48, 51; = or, if not Ezekiel 21:15 (si vera lectio) Ke Malachi 2:17; Job 16:3; Job 22:11.
2. introducing a sentence, especially a particular case under a general principle, or = or if Exodus 21:31 אוֺ־בֵן יִגַּח וג׳ or if he gore a son, etc. Exodus 21:36; Leviticus 4:23, 28 (see Di) Leviticus 5:21 [Leviticus 6:2]; Leviticus 5:22 [Leviticus 6:3]; Leviticus 25:49b; Numbers 5:14; 2 Samuel 18:13 or if I had dealt falsely against his life, then, etc., Ezekiel 14:17, 19 or if I send, etc.
3. if perchance, 1 Samuel 20:10 if perchance thy father answer thee with something hard, Leviticus 26:41.
4. once, with the jussive (as in Arabic with the subjunctive see Dr§ 175) = except: Isaiah 27:5 I would burn them together, אוֺ יַחֲזֵק בְּמָעֻזִּי or else let him take hold (= except he take hold) of my strong-hold, etc.

[אַו] noun masculine construct אוֺ, Kt Proverbs 31:4 desire, so Thes MV; but < Qr אֵי which see H335.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

24:49; 24:55; 31:43

Exodus

4:11; 21:31; 21:36

Leviticus

4:23; 4:28; 5:1; 6:2; 6:3; 13:24; 13:48; 13:51; 25:49; 26:41

Numbers

5:14; 5:30

Judges

18:19

1 Samuel

20:10; 29:3

2 Samuel

18:13

Job

16:3; 22:11

Proverbs

31:4

Song of Songs

2:9

Isaiah

27:5

Ezekiel

14:17; 14:19; 21:15

Malachi

2:17

H176

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Strong's Number H176 matches the Hebrew אַו ('av),
which occurs 321 times in 218 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 5 / 5 (Sng 2:7–Mal 2:17)

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The Groom

“Swear to me, you daughters of Jerusalem,

By the gazelles or H176 by the does of the field,

That you will not disturb or awaken my love

Until she pleases.”

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“My beloved is like a gazelle or H176 a young [fn]stag.

Behold, he is standing behind our wall,

He is looking through the windows,

He is peering through the lattice.

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“Until the cool of the day, when the shadows flee,

Turn, my beloved, and be like a gazelle

Or H176 a young stag on the mountains of [fn]Bether.”

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The Groom

“Swear to me, you daughters of Jerusalem,

By the gazelles or H176 by the does of the field,

That you will not disturb or awaken my love

Until she pleases.”

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The Bride

“[fn]Hurry, my beloved,

And be like a gazelle or H176 a young [fn]stag

On the mountains of balsam trees!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:11 - “Ask for a sign for yourself from the LORD your God; [fn]make it deep as Sheol or H176 high as [fn]heaven.”

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“Or H176 let him [fn]rely on My protection,

Let him make peace with Me,

Let him make peace with Me.”

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Let them bring them forward and declare to us what is going to take place;

As for the former events, declare what they were,

So that we may consider them and know their outcome.

Or H176 announce to us what is coming;

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This is what the LORD says:

“Where is the certificate of divorce

By which I have sent your mother away?

Or H176 to whom of My creditors did I sell you?

Behold, you were sold for your wrongdoings,

And for your wrongful acts your mother was sent away.

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“Now when this people or H176 the prophet or H176 a priest asks you, saying, ‘What is the [fn]pronouncement of the LORD?’ then you shall say to them, ‘What [fn]pronouncement?’ The LORD declares, ‘I will abandon you.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 40:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 40:5 - As [fn]Jeremiah was still not going back, [fn]he said, “Go on back then to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has appointed over the cities of Judah, and stay with him among the people; or H176 else go anywhere it seems right for you to go.” So the captain of the bodyguard gave him a ration and a gift, and let him go.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 14:17 - “Or H176 if I were to bring a sword on that country and say, ‘A sword is to pass through the country,’ and I eliminated human and animal life from it,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 14:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 14:19 - “Or H176 if I were to send a plague against that country and pour out My wrath on it in blood to eliminate man and animal from it,

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‘Sharpened to make a slaughter,

Polished [fn]to flash like lightning!’

Or H176 shall we rejoice, the [fn]rod of My son despising every tree?

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 46:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 46:12 - “And when the prince provides a [fn]voluntary offering, a burnt offering, or H176 peace offerings as a [fn]voluntary offering to the LORD, the gate facing east shall be opened for him. And he shall provide his burnt offering and his peace offerings as he does on the Sabbath day. Then he shall go out, and the gate shall be shut after he goes out.

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This is what the LORD says:

“Just as the shepherd [fn]snatches from the lion’s mouth a couple of legs or H176 a piece of an ear,

So will the sons of Israel living in Samaria be [fn]snatched away—

With the corner of a bed and the [fn]cover of a couch!

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 1:8 - “And when you present a blind animal for sacrifice, is it not evil? Or when you present a lame or sick animal, is it not evil? So offer it to your governor! Would he be pleased with you, or H176 would he receive you kindly?” says the LORD of armies.

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You have wearied the LORD with your words. Yet you say, “How have we wearied Him?” In that you say, “Everyone who does evil is good in the sight of the LORD, and He delights in them,” or H176, “Where is the God of justice?”


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