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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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Job 25:4
How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 25:4 · retained source text

How then can man bee iustified with God? or how can he be cleane that is borne of a woman?

1611 marginal noteChap. 4.17 &c & 15.14 &c

Job 28:16
It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 28:16 · retained source text

It cannot be valued with the golde of Ophir, with the precious Onix, or the Saphire.

Job 28:18
No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 28:18 · retained source text

No mention shalbe made of Corall, or of Pearles: for the price of wisedome is aboue Rubies.

1611 marginal noteOr, Ramoth.

Job 31:5
If I have walked with vanity, or if my foot hath hasted to deceit;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 31:5 · retained source text

If I haue walked with vanitie, or if my foot hath hasted to deceit;

Job 31:9
If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour’s door;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 31:9 · retained source text

If mine heart haue bene deceiued by a woman, or if I haue layde wait at my neighbours doore:

Job 31:16
If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 31:16 · retained source text

If I haue withhelde the poore from their desire, or haue caused the eyes of the widow to faile:

Job 31:17
or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 31:17 · retained source text

Or haue eaten my morsell my selfe alone, and the fatherlesse hath not eaten thereof:

Job 31:19
If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 31:19 · retained source text

If I haue seene any perish for want of cloathing, or any poore without couering:

Job 31:24
If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 31:24 · retained source text

If I haue made golde my hope, or haue said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence:

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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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