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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
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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 1 / 5 (Gen 24:49–Lev 11:32)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:49 - quam ob rem si facitis misericordiam et veritatem cum domino meo indicate mihi sin autem aliud placet et hoc dicite ut vadam ad dextram sive ad sinistram

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:50

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:50 - responderunt Laban et Bathuel a Domino egressus est sermo non possumus extra placitum eius quicquam aliud tecum loqui

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:55 - responderunt fratres eius et mater maneat puella saltem decem dies apud nos et postea proficiscetur

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 31:43

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:43 - respondit ei Laban filiae et filii et greges tui et omnia quae cernis mea sunt quid possum facere filiis et nepotibus meis

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 44:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:8 - pecuniam quam invenimus in summitate saccorum reportavimus ad te de terra Chanaan et quomodo consequens est ut furati simus de domo domini tui aurum vel argentum

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 44:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:19 - dominus meus interrogasti prius servos tuos habetis patrem aut fratrem

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:11 - dixit Dominus ad eum quis fecit os hominis aut quis fabricatus est mutum et surdum videntem et caecum nonne ego

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:3 - dixerunt Deus Hebraeorum vocavit nos ut eamus viam trium dierum in solitudinem et sacrificemus Domino Deo nostro ne forte accidat nobis pestis aut gladius

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 19:13

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 19:13 - manus non tanget eum sed lapidibus opprimetur aut confodietur iaculis sive iumentum fuerit sive homo non vivet cum coeperit clangere bucina tunc ascendant in montem

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 21:4

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:4 - sin autem dominus dederit illi uxorem et peperit filios et filias mulier et liberi eius erunt domini sui ipse vero exibit cum vestitu suo

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 21:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:6 - offeret eum dominus diis et adplicabitur ad ostium et postes perforabitque aurem eius subula et erit ei servus in saeculum

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 21:18

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:18 - si rixati fuerint viri et percusserit alter proximum suum lapide vel pugno et ille mortuus non fuerit sed iacuerit in lectulo

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 21:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:20 - qui percusserit servum suum vel ancillam virga et mortui fuerint in manibus eius criminis reus erit

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 21:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:21 - sin autem uno die supervixerit vel duobus non subiacebit poenae quia pecunia illius est

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 21:26

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:26 - si percusserit quispiam oculum servi sui aut ancillae et luscos eos fecerit dimittet liberos pro oculo quem eruit

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 21:27

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:27 - dentem quoque si excusserit servo vel ancillae suae similiter dimittet eos liberos

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 21:28

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:28 - si bos cornu petierit virum aut mulierem et mortui fuerint lapidibus obruetur et non comedentur carnes eius dominusque bovis innocens erit

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 21:29

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:29 - quod si bos cornipeta fuerit ab heri et nudius tertius et contestati sunt dominum eius nec reclusit eum occideritque virum aut mulierem et bos lapidibus obruetur et dominum illius occident

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 21:31

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:31 - filium quoque et filiam si cornu percusserit simili sententiae subiacebit

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 21:32

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:32 - si servum ancillamque invaserit triginta siclos argenti dabit domino bos vero lapidibus opprimetur

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 21:33

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:33 - si quis aperuerit cisternam et foderit et non operuerit eam cecideritque bos vel asinus in eam

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 21:36

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:36 - sin autem sciebat quod bos cornipeta esset ab heri et nudius tertius et non custodivit eum dominus suus reddet bovem pro bove et cadaver integrum accipiet

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 22:1

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:1 - si quis furatus fuerit bovem aut ovem et occiderit vel vendiderit quinque boves pro uno bove restituet et quattuor oves pro una ove

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 22:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:5 - si laeserit quispiam agrum vel vineam et dimiserit iumentum suum ut depascatur aliena quicquid optimum habuerit in agro suo vel in vinea pro damni aestimatione restituet

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 22:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:6 - si egressus ignis invenerit spinas et conprehenderit acervos frugum sive stantes segetes in agris reddet damnum qui ignem succenderit

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 22:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:7 - si quis commendaverit amico pecuniam aut vas in custodiam et ab eo qui susceperat furto ablata fuerint si invenitur fur duplum reddet

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 22:10

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:10 - si quis commendaverit proximo suo asinum bovem ovem et omne iumentum ad custodiam et mortuum fuerit aut debilitatum vel captum ab hostibus nullusque hoc viderit

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 22:14

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:14 - qui a proximo suo quicquam horum mutuo postularit et debilitatum aut mortuum fuerit domino non praesente reddere conpelletur

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 23:4

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:4 - si occurreris bovi inimici tui aut asino erranti reduc ad eum

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:43

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:43 - et utentur eis Aaron et filii eius quando ingredientur tabernaculum testimonii vel quando adpropinquant ad altare ut ministrent in sanctuario ne iniquitatis rei moriantur legitimum sempiternum erit Aaron et semini eius post eum

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 30:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:20 - quando ingressuri sunt tabernaculum testimonii et quando accessuri ad altare ut offerant in eo thymiama Domino

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:10 - quod si de pecoribus oblatio est de ovibus sive de capris holocaustum anniculum et absque macula offeret

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:14 - sin autem de avibus holocausti oblatio fuerit Domino de turturibus et pullis columbae

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:6 - si vero de ovibus fuerit eius oblatio et pacificorum hostia sive masculum sive feminam obtulerit inmaculata erunt

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:23 - et postea intellexerit peccatum suum offeret hostiam Domino hircum de capris inmaculatum

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:28 - et cognoverit peccatum suum offeret capram inmaculatam

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:1 - si peccaverit anima et audierit vocem iurantis testisque fuerit quod aut ipse vidit aut conscius est nisi indicaverit portabit iniquitatem suam

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:2 - anima quae tetigerit aliquid inmundum sive quod occisum a bestia est aut per se mortuum vel quodlibet aliud reptile et oblita fuerit inmunditiae suae rea est et deliquit

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:3 - et si tetigerit quicquam de inmunditia hominis iuxta omnem inpuritatem qua pollui solet oblitaque cognoverit postea subiacebit delicto

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:4 - anima quae iuraverit et protulerit labiis suis ut vel male quid faceret vel bene et id ipsum iuramento et sermone firmaverit oblitaque postea intellexerit delictum suum

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 5:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:6 - et offerat agnam de gregibus sive capram orabitque pro eo sacerdos et pro peccato eius

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:7 - sin autem non potuerit offerre pecus offerat duos turtures vel duos pullos columbarum Domino unum pro peccato et alterum in holocaustum

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:11 - quod si non quiverit manus eius offerre duos turtures vel duos pullos columbae offeret pro peccato similam partem oephi decimam non mittet in eam oleum nec turis aliquid inponet quia pro peccato est

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:2 - anima quae peccaverit et contempto Domino negaverit depositum proximo suo quod fidei eius creditum fuerat vel vi aliquid extorserit aut calumniam fecerit

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 6:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:3 - sive rem perditam invenerit et infitians insuper peierarit et quodlibet aliud ex pluribus fecerit in quibus peccare solent homines

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 6:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:4 - convicta delicti reddet

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 6:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:5 - omnia quae per fraudem voluit obtinere integra et quintam insuper partem domino cui damnum intulerat

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 7:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:16 - si voto vel sponte quisquam obtulerit hostiam eadem similiter edetur die sed et si quid in crastinum remanserit vesci licitum est

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 7:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:21 - et quae tetigerit inmunditiam hominis vel iumenti sive omnis rei quae polluere potest et comederit de huiuscemodi carnibus interibit de populis suis

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:32

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:32 - et super quod ceciderit quicquam de morticinis eorum polluetur tam vas ligneum et vestimentum quam pelles et cilicia et in quocumque fit opus tinguentur aqua et polluta erunt usque ad vesperum et sic postea mundabuntur

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