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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Hebrew - English Dictionary

H176 - Whether

Strong's No.:H176

Hebrew:אוֹ

Transliteration:ʼôw

Phonetic:o

Word Origin:The first form is presumed to be the constructive or genitival form of the second form which is short for H185

Bible Usage:{also} {and} {either} {if} at the {least} X-(idiom) {nor} {or} {otherwise} {then} whether.

Strongs
Definition:

desire (and so probably in ); hence (by way of alternative) {or} also if


Brown Driver
Biggs Definition:

1. or, rather

a. implying that the latter choice is preferred

b. or if, introducing an example to be seen under a particular principle

c. (in series) either...or, whether...or

d. if perchance

e. except, or else

2. whether, not the least, if, otherwise, also, and, then


Bible References:
Whether

Translation
Occurrences:
also ( 1 )
and ( 2 )
either ( 7 )
if ( 1 )
least ( 1 )
nor ( 3 )
or ( 296 )
Otherwise ( 1 )
then ( 1 )
Whether ( 7 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.