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Lexicon :: Strong's H176 - 'av

Aa
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.
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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 2 / 5 (Lev 12:6–Lev 25:47)

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 12:6 - ‘When the days of her purification are fulfilled, whether for a son or a daughter, she shall bring to the priest a lamb of the first year as a burnt offering, and a young pigeon or a turtledove as a sin offering, to the door of the tabernacle of meeting.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 12:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 12:7 - ‘Then he shall offer it before the LORD, and make atonement for her. And she shall be clean from the flow of her blood. This is the law for her who has borne a male or a female.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 12:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 12:8 - ‘And if she is not able to bring a lamb, then she may bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons—one as a burnt offering and the other as a sin offering. So the priest shall make atonement for her, and she will be clean.’ ”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:2 - “When a man has on the skin of his body a swelling, a scab, or a bright spot, and it becomes on the skin of his body like a leprous[fn] sore, then he shall be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons the priests.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:16 - “Or if the raw flesh changes and turns white again, he shall come to the priest.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:19 - “and in the place of the boil there comes a white swelling or a bright spot, reddish-white, then it shall be shown to the priest;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:24 - “Or if the body receives a burn on its skin by fire, and the raw flesh of the burn becomes a bright spot, reddish-white or white,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:29 - “If a man or woman has a sore on the head or the beard,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:30 - “then the priest shall examine the sore; and indeed if it appears deeper than the skin, and there is in it thin yellow hair, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is a scaly leprosy of the head or beard.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:38

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:38 - “If a man or a woman has bright spots on the skin of the body, specifically white bright spots,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:42

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:42 - “And if there is on the bald head or bald forehead a reddish-white sore, it is leprosy breaking out on his bald head or his bald forehead.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:43

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:43 - “Then the priest shall examine it; and indeed if the swelling of the sore is reddish-white on his bald head or on his bald forehead, as the appearance of leprosy on the skin of the body,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:47

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:47 - “Also, if a garment has a leprous plague[fn] in it, whether it is a woolen garment or a linen garment,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:48

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:48 - “whether it is in the warp or woof of linen or wool, whether in leather or in anything made of leather,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:49

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:49 - “and if the plague is greenish or reddish in the garment or in the leather, whether in the warp or in the woof, or in anything made of leather, it is a leprous plague and shall be shown to the priest.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:51

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:51 - “And he shall examine the plague on the seventh day. If the plague has spread in the garment, either in the warp or in the woof, in the leather or in anything made of leather, the plague is an active leprosy. It is unclean.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:52

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:52 - “He shall therefore burn that garment in which is the plague, whether warp or woof, in wool or in linen, or anything of leather, for it is an active leprosy; the garment shall be burned in the fire.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:53

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:53 - “But if the priest examines it, and indeed the plague has not spread in the garment, either in the warp or in the woof, or in anything made of leather,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:55

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:55 - “Then the priest shall examine the plague after it has been washed; and indeed if the plague has not changed its color, though the plague has not spread, it is unclean, and you shall burn it in the fire; it continues eating away, whether the damage is outside or inside.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:56

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:56 - “If the priest examines it, and indeed the plague has faded after washing it, then he shall tear it out of the garment, whether out of the warp or out of the woof, or out of the leather.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:57

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:57 - “But if it appears again in the garment, either in the warp or in the woof, or in anything made of leather, it is a spreading plague; you shall burn with fire that in which is the plague.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:58

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:58 - “And if you wash the garment, either warp or woof, or whatever is made of leather, if the plague has disappeared from it, then it shall be washed a second time, and shall be clean.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:59

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:59 - “This is the law of the leprous plague in a garment of wool or linen, either in the warp or woof, or in anything made of leather, to pronounce it clean or to pronounce it unclean.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:22 - “and two turtledoves or two young pigeons, such as he is able to afford: one shall be a sin offering and the other a burnt offering.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:30 - “And he shall offer one of the turtledoves or young pigeons, such as he can afford—

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:37

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:37 - “And he shall examine the plague; and indeed if the plague is on the walls of the house with ingrained streaks, greenish or reddish, which appear to be deep in the wall,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:3 - ‘And this shall be his uncleanness in regard to his discharge—whether his body runs with his discharge, or his body is stopped up by his discharge, it is his uncleanness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:14 - ‘On the eighth day he shall take for himself two turtledoves or two young pigeons, and come before the LORD, to the door of the tabernacle of meeting, and give them to the priest.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:23 - ‘If anything is on her bed or on anything on which she sits, when he touches it, he shall be unclean until evening.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:25 - ‘If a woman has a discharge of blood for many days, other than at the time of her customary impurity, or if it runs beyond her usual time of impurity, all the days of her unclean discharge shall be as the days of her customary impurity. She shall be unclean.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:29 - ‘And on the eighth day she shall take for herself two turtledoves or two young pigeons, and bring them to the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of meeting.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 17:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 17:3 - “Whatever man of the house of Israel who kills an ox or lamb or goat in the camp, or who kills it outside the camp,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 17:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 17:8 - “Also you shall say to them: ‘Whatever man of the house of Israel, or of the strangers who dwell among you, who offers a burnt offering or sacrifice,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 17:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 17:13 - “Whatever man of the children of Israel, or of the strangers who dwell among you, who hunts and catches any animal or bird that may be eaten, he shall pour out its blood and cover it with dust;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:9 - ‘The nakedness of your sister, the daughter of your father, or the daughter of your mother, whether born at home or elsewhere, their nakedness you shall not uncover.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:10 - ‘The nakedness of your son’s daughter or your daughter’s daughter, their nakedness you shall not uncover; for theirs is your own nakedness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:20 - ‘Whoever lies carnally with a woman who is betrothed to a man as a concubine, and who has not at all been redeemed nor given her freedom, for this there shall be scourging; but they shall not be put to death, because she was not free.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:17 - ‘If a man takes his sister, his father’s daughter or his mother’s daughter, and sees her nakedness and she sees his nakedness, it is a wicked thing. And they shall be cut off in the sight of their people. He has uncovered his sister’s nakedness. He shall bear his guilt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:27 - ‘A man or a woman who is a medium, or who has familiar spirits, shall surely be put to death; they shall stone them with stones. Their blood shall be upon them.’ ”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 21:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 21:18 - ‘For any man who has a defect shall not approach: a man blind or lame, who has a marred face or any limb too long,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 21:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 21:19 - ‘a man who has a broken foot or broken hand,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 21:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 21:20 - ‘or is a hunchback or a dwarf, or a man who has a defect in his eye, or eczema or scab, or is a eunuch.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:4 - ‘Whatever man of the descendants of Aaron, who is a leper or has a discharge, shall not eat the holy offerings until he is clean. And whoever touches anything made unclean by a corpse, or a man who has had an emission of semen,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:5 - ‘or whoever touches any creeping thing by which he would be made unclean, or any person by whom he would become unclean, whatever his uncleanness may be—

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:21 - ‘And whoever offers a sacrifice of a peace offering to the LORD, to fulfill his vow, or a freewill offering from the cattle or the sheep, it must be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no defect in it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:22 - ‘Those that are blind or broken or maimed, or have an ulcer or eczema or scabs, you shall not offer to the LORD, nor make an offering by fire of them on the altar to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:27 - “When a bull or a sheep or a goat is born, it shall be seven days with its mother; and from the eighth day and thereafter it shall be accepted as an offering made by fire to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:28 - “Whether it is a cow or ewe, do not kill both her and her young on the same day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:14 - ‘And if you sell anything to your neighbor or buy from your neighbor’s hand, you shall not oppress one another.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:47

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:47 - ‘Now if a sojourner or stranger close to you becomes rich, and one of your brethren who dwells by him becomes poor, and sells himself to the stranger or sojourner close to you, or to a member of the stranger’s family,

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