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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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Showing verses 31–40 of 856 · 1,122 word occurrences in this result

Exodus 19:12
And thou shalt set bounds unto the people round about, saying, Take heed to yourselves, that ye go not up into the mount, or touch the border of it: whosoever toucheth the mount shall be surely put to death:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 19:12 · retained source text

And thou shalt set bounds vnto the people round about, saying, Take heed to your selues, that ye goe not vp into the mount, or touch the border of it: whosoeuer toucheth the mount, shall be surely put to death.

1611 marginal noteHeb. 12.20.

Exodus 19:13
There shall not an hand touch it, but he shall surely be stoned, or shot through; whether it be beast or man, it shall not live: when the trumpet soundeth long, they shall come up to the mount.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 19:13 · retained source text

There shall not a hand touch it, but he shall surely be stoned or shot thorow, whether it be beast, or man, it shall not liue: when the trumpet soundeth long, they shall come vp to the mount.

1611 marginal noteOr, Cornet

Exodus 20:4
Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
3 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 20:4 · retained source text

Thou shalt not make vnto thee any grauen Image, or any likenesse of any thing that is in heauen aboue, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water vnder the earth.

1611 marginal noteLeuit. 26.1. psal. 97.7.

Exodus 21:4
If his master have given him a wife, and she have born him sons or daughters; the wife and her children shall be her master’s, and he shall go out by himself.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 21:4 · retained source text

If his master haue giuen him a wife, and she haue borne him sonnes or daughters; the wife and her children shall be her masters, and he shall go out by himselfe.

Exodus 21:6
Then his master shall bring him unto the judges; he shall also bring him to the door, or unto the door post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an aul; and he shall serve him for ever.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 21:6 · retained source text

Then his master shall bring him vnto the Iudges, hee shall also bring him to the doore, or vnto the doore post, and his master shall boare his eare through with an aule, and he shall serue him for euer.

Exodus 21:15
¶ And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 21:15 · retained source text

¶ And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall bee surely put to death.

Exodus 21:16
¶ And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 21:16 · retained source text

¶ And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.

Exodus 21:17
¶ And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 21:17 · retained source text

¶ And hee that curseth his father or his mother, shall surely bee put to death.

1611 marginal noteOr reuileth.

1611 marginal noteLeuit. 20.9. prou. 20.20. matth. 15.4. mark. 7.10.

Exodus 21:18
¶ And if men strive together, and one smite another with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keepeth his bed:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 21:18 · retained source text

¶ And if men striue together, and one smite another with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keepeth his bed:

1611 marginal noteOr his neighbour.

Exodus 21:20
¶ And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be surely punished.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 21:20 · retained source text

¶ And if a man smite his seruant, or his mayd, with a rod, and hee die vnder his hand, hee shall bee surely punished:

1611 marginal noteHebr. auenged.

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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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