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Hebrew word study

אוֹʼôw — desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4)

Pronounced “o”

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

Translated in the King James as: also, and, either, if, at the least, nor, or, otherwise, then, whether.

Appears 303 times in Scripture

Origin: presumed to be the 'constructive' or genitival form of אַו ; short for H185 (אַוָּה);

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Where it appears

Genesis — 6×

Genesis 24:49 Genesis 24:50 Genesis 24:55 Genesis 31:43 Genesis 44:8 Genesis 44:19

Exodus — 33×

Exodus 4:11 Exodus 5:3 Exodus 19:13 Exodus 21:4 Exodus 21:6 Exodus 21:18 Exodus 21:20 Exodus 21:21 Exodus 21:26 Exodus 21:27 Exodus 21:28 Exodus 21:29 Exodus 21:31 Exodus 21:32 Exodus 21:33 Exodus 21:36 Exodus 22:1 Exodus 22:5 Exodus 22:6 Exodus 22:7 Exodus 22:10 Exodus 22:14 Exodus 23:4 Exodus 28:43 Exodus 30:20+ 8 more in Exodus

Leviticus — 124×

Leviticus 1:10 Leviticus 1:14 Leviticus 3:6 Leviticus 5:1 Leviticus 5:2 Leviticus 5:3 Leviticus 5:4 Leviticus 5:6 Leviticus 5:7 Leviticus 5:11 Leviticus 6:2 Leviticus 6:3 Leviticus 6:4 Leviticus 6:5 Leviticus 7:16 Leviticus 7:21 Leviticus 11:32 Leviticus 12:6 Leviticus 12:7 Leviticus 12:8 Leviticus 13:2 Leviticus 13:16 Leviticus 13:19 Leviticus 13:24 Leviticus 13:29+ 99 more in Leviticus

Numbers — 42×

Numbers 5:6 Numbers 5:14 Numbers 5:30 Numbers 6:2 Numbers 6:10 Numbers 9:10 Numbers 9:21 Numbers 9:22 Numbers 11:8 Numbers 14:2 Numbers 15:3 Numbers 15:5 Numbers 15:8 Numbers 15:11 Numbers 15:14 Numbers 18:17 Numbers 19:16 Numbers 19:18 Numbers 22:18 Numbers 24:13 Numbers 30:2 Numbers 30:6 Numbers 30:10 Numbers 30:14 Numbers 35:18+ 17 more in Numbers

Deuteronomy — 34×

Deuteronomy 4:16 Deuteronomy 4:32 Deuteronomy 4:34 Deuteronomy 13:1 Deuteronomy 13:3 Deuteronomy 13:5 Deuteronomy 13:6 Deuteronomy 13:7 Deuteronomy 14:21 Deuteronomy 15:12 Deuteronomy 15:21 Deuteronomy 17:2 Deuteronomy 17:3 Deuteronomy 17:5 Deuteronomy 17:6 Deuteronomy 17:12 Deuteronomy 19:15 Deuteronomy 22:1 Deuteronomy 22:4 Deuteronomy 22:6 Deuteronomy 24:3 Deuteronomy 24:14 Deuteronomy 27:22 Deuteronomy 29:18+ 10 more in Deuteronomy

Joshua — 1×

Judges — 4×

Judges 11:34 Judges 18:19 Judges 19:13 Judges 21:22

1 Samuel — 13×

1 Sam 2:14 1 Sam 13:19 1 Sam 14:6 1 Sam 20:2 1 Sam 20:10 1 Sam 21:3 1 Sam 21:8 1 Sam 22:15 1 Sam 26:10 1 Sam 29:3+ 3 more in 1 Samuel

2 Samuel — 4×

2 Sam 2:21 2 Sam 3:35 2 Sam 17:9 2 Sam 18:13

1 Kings — 3×

1 Ki 8:46 1 Ki 20:39 1 Ki 21:6

2 Kings — 4×

2 Ki 2:16 2 Ki 4:13 2 Ki 6:27 2 Ki 13:19

2 Chronicles — 1×

Job — 11×

Job 3:15 Job 3:16 Job 12:8 Job 13:22 Job 16:3 Job 35:7 Job 38:5 Job 38:6 Job 38:28 Job 38:31 Job 38:36

Proverbs — 2×

Proverbs 30:31 Proverbs 31:4

Ecclesiastes — 2×

Eccles 2:19 Eccles 11:6

Song of Solomon — 5×

Song 2:7 Song 2:9 Song 2:17 Song 3:5 Song 8:14

Isaiah — 4×

Isaiah 7:11 Isaiah 27:5 Isaiah 41:22 Isaiah 50:1

Jeremiah — 3×

Jeremiah 23:33 Jeremiah 40:5+ 1 more in Jeremiah

Ezekiel — 4×

Ezekiel 14:17 Ezekiel 14:19 Ezekiel 21:10 Ezekiel 46:12

Amos — 1×

Malachi — 2×

Malachi 1:8 Malachi 2:17

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