אוֹ

Strong’s Definition

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

Etymology & Derivation

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

KJV Usage

also, and, either, if, at the least, [idiom] nor, or, otherwise, then, whether.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.or, rather
• 2.implying that the latter choice is preferred
• 3.or if, introducing an example to be seen under a particular principle
• 4.(in series) either...or, whether...or
• 5.whether, not the least, if, otherwise, also, and, then
• 6.if perchance
• 7.except, or else

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ʼôw; Pronunciation: o