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or

Meaning of “or”

Sense 1: A conjunction expressing an alternative, distinction, or explanation. Sense 2: In the phrase ‘or ever,’ before or ere.

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1,122 occurrences856 verses53 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 13:9

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Mark 2:9
Whether is it easier to say to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 2:9 · retained source text

Whether is it easier to say to the sicke of the palsie, Thy sinnes be forgiuen thee: or to say, Arise, and take vp thy bed and walke?

Mark 3:4
And he saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But they held their peace.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 3:4 · retained source text

And hee saith vnto them, Is it lawfull to doe good on the Sabbath dayes, or to doe euill? to saue life, or to kill? but they held their peace.

Mark 3:33
And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my brethren?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 3:33 · retained source text

And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my brethren?

Mark 4:17
And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word’s sake, immediately they are offended.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 4:17 · retained source text

And haue no roote in themselues, and so endure but for a time: afterward when affliction or persecution ariseth for the words sake, immediately they are offended.

Mark 4:21
¶ And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Mark 4:21 · retained source text

¶ And he said vnto them, Is a candle brought to be put vnder a bushell, or vnder a bed? & not to be set on a candlesticke?

1611 marginal noteThe word, in the originall, signifieth a lesse measure as Mat. 5.15.

1611 marginal noteMatth. 5.15.

Mark 4:30
¶ And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Mark 4:30 · retained source text

¶ And he said, Wherunto shal we liken the kingdome of God? Or with what comparison shall we compare it?

1611 marginal noteMatth. 13.31.

Mark 6:15
Others said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 6:15 · retained source text

Others said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a Prophet, or as one of the Prophets.

Mark 6:56
And whithersoever he entered, into villages, or cities, or country, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that they might touch if it were but the border of his garment: and as many as touched him were made whole.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Mark 6:56 · retained source text

And whithersouer he entred, into villages, or cities, or countrie, they laide the sicke in the streetes, & besought him that they might touch if it were but the border of his garment: and as many as touched him, were made whole.

1611 marginal noteOr, it.

Mark 7:10
For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 7:10 · retained source text

For Moses said, Honour thy father & thy mother: and who so curseth father or mother, let him die the death.

Mark 7:11
But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; he shall be free.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Mark 7:11 · retained source text

But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoeuer thou mightest be profited by me: he shalbe free.

1611 marginal noteMatth. 15.5.

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Where “or” appears

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Genesis22 occurrences
22 verses
Exodus56 occurrences
42 verses
Leviticus177 occurrences
110 verses
Numbers72 occurrences
51 verses
Deuteronomy94 occurrences
59 verses
Joshua16 occurrences
14 verses
Judges12 occurrences
12 verses
Ruth2 occurrences
2 verses
1 Samuel26 occurrences
21 verses
2 Samuel15 occurrences
11 verses
1 Kings17 occurrences
15 verses
2 Kings12 occurrences
11 verses
1 Chronicles2 occurrences
1 verse
2 Chronicles22 occurrences
15 verses
Ezra7 occurrences
4 verses
Nehemiah6 occurrences
5 verses
Esther4 occurrences
4 verses
Job77 occurrences
75 verses
Psalms18 occurrences
18 verses
Proverbs12 occurrences
12 verses
Ecclesiastes15 occurrences
9 verses
Song of Solomon4 occurrences
4 verses
Isaiah33 occurrences
28 verses
Jeremiah31 occurrences
26 verses
Ezekiel23 occurrences
18 verses
Daniel9 occurrences
8 verses
Joel1 occurrence
1 verse
Amos4 occurrences
4 verses
Micah1 occurrence
1 verse
Haggai4 occurrences
1 verse
Zechariah1 occurrence
1 verse
Malachi3 occurrences
3 verses
Matthew58 occurrences
41 verses
Mark28 occurrences
18 verses
Luke36 occurrences
31 verses
John11 occurrences
11 verses
Acts30 occurrences
26 verses
Romans26 occurrences
19 verses
1 Corinthians51 occurrences
34 verses
2 Corinthians18 occurrences
16 verses
Galatians8 occurrences
7 verses
Ephesians5 occurrences
4 verses
Philippians4 occurrences
4 verses
Colossians9 occurrences
4 verses
1 Thessalonians3 occurrences
2 verses
2 Thessalonians3 occurrences
3 verses
1 Timothy6 occurrences
4 verses
Titus2 occurrences
2 verses
Philemon1 occurrence
1 verse
Hebrews4 occurrences
4 verses
James4 occurrences
4 verses
1 Peter7 occurrences
5 verses
Revelation10 occurrences
8 verses

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