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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 461–470 of 856 · 1,122 word occurrences in this result

Job 39:2
Canst thou number the months that they fulfil? or knowest thou the time when they bring forth?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 39:2 · retained source text

Canst thou number the moneths that they fulfill? or knowest thou the time when they bring forth?

Job 39:5
Who hath sent out the wild ass free? or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 39:5 · retained source text

Who hath sent out the wild asse free? or who hath looosed the bands of the wild asse?

Job 39:13
Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 39:13 · retained source text

Gauest thou the goodly wings vnto the peacocks, or wings and feathers vnto the Ostrich?

1611 marginal noteOr, the feathers of the storke and Ostrich.

Job 39:15
And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 39:15 · retained source text

And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wilde beast may breake them.

Job 40:9
Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 40:9 · retained source text

Hast thou an arme like God? or canst thou thunder with a voyce like him?

Job 41:1
CANST thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 41:1 · retained source text

¶ Canst thou draw out Leuiathan with an hooke? or his tongue with a corde which thou lettest downe?

1611 marginal noteThat is, a whale or a whirlepoole.

1611 marginal noteHeb. which thou drownest.

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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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