בּוֹא

boto come (in): comeHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb2,569 occurrences39 books2,306 verses
This word comes from the name of Hamath.

Definition

a primitive root; to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
Traditional renderings: abide, apply, attain, × be, befall, besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, × certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, × doubtless again, eat, employ, (cause to) enter (in, into, -tering, -trance, -try), be fallen, fetch, follow, get, give, go (down, in, to war), grant, have, × indeed, (in-) vade, lead, lift (up), mention, pull in, put, resort, run (down), send, set, × (well) stricken (in age), × surely, take (in), way.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders בּוֹא:

Glossary entries

Hamath Lebo-Hamath

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

2,569 total
  1. Deuteronomy 29:22יָבֹ֖א · comes
    Then the generation to come—your sons who follow you and the foreigner who comes from a distant land—will see the plagues of the land and the sicknesses the LORD has inflicted on it.
  2. Deuteronomy 29:27לְהָבִ֤יא · and He brought
    Therefore the anger of the LORD burned against this land, and He brought upon it every curse written in this book.
  3. Deuteronomy 30:1יָבֹ֨אוּ · come
    “When all these things come upon you—the blessings and curses I have set before you—and you call them to mind in all the nations to which the LORD your God has banished you,
  4. Deuteronomy 30:5וֶהֱבִֽיאֲךָ֞ · will bring you
    And the LORD your God will bring you into the land your fathers possessed, and you will take possession of it. He will cause you to prosper and multiply more than your fathers.
  5. Deuteronomy 30:16בָא־ · are entering
    For I am commanding you today to love the LORD your God, to walk in His ways, and to keep His commandments, statutes, and ordinances, so that you may live and increase, and the LORD your God may bless you in the land that you are entering to possess.
  6. Deuteronomy 30:18לָבֹ֥א
    I declare to you today that you will surely perish; you shall not prolong your days in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess.
  7. Deuteronomy 31:2וְלָב֑וֹא · and go
    …he said to them, “I am now a hundred and twenty years old; I am no longer able to come and go, and the LORD has said to me, ‘You shall not cross the Jordan.’
  8. Deuteronomy 31:7תָּבוֹא֙ · will go
    Then Moses called for Joshua and said to him in the presence of all Israel, “Be strong and courageous, for you will go with this people into the land that the LORD swore to their fathers to give them, and you shall give it to them as an inheritance.
  9. Deuteronomy 31:11בְּב֣וֹא · comes
    …when all Israel comes before the LORD your God at the place He will choose, you are to read this law in the hearing of all Israel.
  10. Deuteronomy 31:16בָא־ · are entering
    And the LORD said to Moses, “You will soon rest with your fathers, and these people will rise up and prostitute themselves with the foreign gods of the land they are entering. They will forsake Me and break the covenant I have made with them.
  11. Deuteronomy 31:20אֲבִיאֶ֜נּוּ · I have brought them
    When I have brought them into the land that I swore to give their fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey, they will eat their fill and prosper. Then they will turn to other gods and worship them, and they will reject Me and break My covenant.
  12. Deuteronomy 31:21אֲבִיאֶ֔נּוּ · I bring them
    And when many troubles and afflictions have come upon them, this song will testify against them, because it will not be forgotten from the lips of their descendants. For I know their inclination, even before I bring them into the land that I swore to give them.”
  13. Deuteronomy 31:23תָּבִיא֙ · will bring
    Then the LORD commissioned Joshua son of Nun and said, “Be strong and courageous, for you will bring the Israelites into the land that I swore to give them, and I will be with you.”
  14. Deuteronomy 32:17בָּ֔אוּ
    They sacrificed to demons, not to God, to gods they had not known, to newly arrived gods, which your fathers did not fear.
  15. Deuteronomy 32:44וַיָּבֹ֣א · came
    Then Moses came with Joshua son of Nun and recited all the words of this song in the hearing of the people.
  16. Deuteronomy 32:52תָב֔וֹא · enter
    Although you shall see from a distance the land that I am giving the Israelites, you shall not enter it.”
  17. Deuteronomy 33:2בָּא֙ · came
    He said: “The LORD came from Sinai and dawned upon us from Seir; He shone forth from Mount Paran and came with myriads of holy ones, with flaming fire at His right hand.
  18. Deuteronomy 33:7תְּבִיאֶ֑נּוּ · and bring him
    And concerning Judah he said: “O LORD, hear the cry of Judah and bring him to his people. With his own hands he defends his cause, but may You be a help against his foes.”
  19. Deuteronomy 33:16תָּב֙וֹאתָה֙ · May these rest
    …with the choice gifts of the land and everything in it, and with the favor of Him who dwelt in the burning bush. May these rest on the head of Joseph and crown the brow of the prince of his brothers.
  20. Joshua 1:11לָבוֹא֙ · to go in
    “Go through the camp and tell the people, ‘Prepare your provisions, for within three days you will cross the Jordan to go in and take possession of the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess.’”
  21. Joshua 2:1וַ֠יָּבֹאוּ · and entered
    Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies from Shittim, saying, “Go, inspect the land, especially Jericho.” So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there.
  22. Joshua 2:2בָּ֣אוּ · have come
    And it was reported to the king of Jericho: “Behold, some men of Israel have come here tonight to spy out the land.”
  23. Joshua 2:3הַבָּאִ֤ים · who came; בָּ֣אוּ · and entered; בָּֽאוּ׃ · they have come
    So the king of Jericho sent to Rahab and said, “Bring out the men who came to you and entered your house, for they have come to spy out the whole land.”
  24. Joshua 2:4בָּ֤אוּ · did come
    But the woman had taken the two men and hidden them. So she said, “Yes, the men did come to me, but I did not know where they had come from.
  25. Joshua 2:18בָאִ֖ים · enter
    …unless, when we enter the land, you have tied this scarlet cord in the window through which you let us down, and unless you have brought your father and mother and brothers and all your family into your house.
  26. Joshua 2:22וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ · So the [spies] went out
    So the spies went out into the hill country and stayed there three days, until their pursuers had returned without finding them, having searched all along the road.
  27. Joshua 2:23וַיָּבֹ֔אוּ · So they came
    Then the two men started back, came down from the hill country, and crossed the river. So they came to Joshua son of Nun and reported all that had happened to them.
  28. Joshua 3:1וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ · They went
    Early the next morning Joshua got up and left Shittim with all the Israelites. They went as far as the Jordan, where they camped before crossing over.
  29. Joshua 3:8כְּבֹאֲכֶ֗ם · When you reach
    Command the priests carrying the ark of the covenant: ‘When you reach the edge of the waters, stand in the Jordan.’”
  30. Joshua 3:15וּכְב֞וֹא · reached
    Now the Jordan overflows its banks throughout the harvest season. But as soon as the priests carrying the ark reached the Jordan and their feet touched the water’s edge,
  31. Joshua 5:14בָ֑אתִי · come
    “Neither,” He replied. “I have now come as Commander of the LORD’s army.” Then Joshua fell facedown in reverence and asked Him, “What does my Lord have to say to His servant?”
  32. Joshua 6:1בָּֽא׃ס · came in
    Now Jericho was tightly shut up because of the Israelites. No one went out and no one came in.
  33. Joshua 6:11וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ · And [the people] returned
    So he had the ark of the LORD carried around the city, circling it once. And the people returned to the camp and spent the night there.
  34. Joshua 6:19יָבֽוֹא׃ · they must go into
    For all the silver and gold and all the articles of bronze and iron are holy to the LORD; they must go into His treasury.”
  35. Joshua 6:22בֹּ֖אוּ · Go into
    Meanwhile, Joshua told the two men who had spied out the land, “Go into the house of the prostitute and bring out the woman and all who are with her, just as you promised her.”
  36. Joshua 6:23וַיָּבֹ֜אוּ · went in
    So the young spies went in and brought out Rahab, her father and mother and brothers, and all who belonged to her. They brought out her whole family and settled them outside the camp of Israel.
  37. Joshua 7:23וַיְבִאוּם֙ · brought them
    They took the things from inside the tent, brought them to Joshua and all the Israelites, and spread them out before the LORD.
  38. Joshua 8:11וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ · They arrived
    Then all the troops who were with him marched up and approached the city. They arrived in front of Ai and camped to the north of it, with the valley between them and the city.
  39. Joshua 8:19וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ · entered
    …and as soon as he did so, the men in ambush rose quickly from their position. They rushed forward, entered the city, captured it, and immediately set it on fire.
  40. Joshua 8:29וּכְב֣וֹא · and at sunset
    He hung the king of Ai on a tree until evening, and at sunset Joshua commanded that they take down the body from the tree and throw it down at the entrance of the city gate. And over it they raised a large pile of rocks, which remains to this day.
  41. Joshua 9:6בָּ֔אנוּ · We have come
    They went to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal and said to him and the men of Israel, “We have come from a distant land; please make a treaty with us.”
  42. Joshua 9:8תָּבֹֽאוּ׃ · have you come from
    “We are your servants,” they said to Joshua. Then Joshua asked them, “Who are you and where have you come from?”
  43. Joshua 9:9בָּ֣אוּ · have come
    “Your servants have come from a very distant land,” they replied, “because of the fame of the LORD your God. For we have heard the reports about Him: all that He did in Egypt,
  44. Joshua 9:17וַיָּבֹ֛אוּ · arrived
    So the Israelites set out and on the third day arrived at their cities—Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim.
  45. Joshua 10:9וַיָּבֹ֧א · caught
    After marching all night from Gilgal, Joshua caught them by surprise.
  46. Joshua 10:13לָב֖וֹא · going down
    So the sun stood still and the moon stopped until the nation took vengeance upon its enemies. Is this not written in the Book of Jashar? “So the sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day.”
  47. Joshua 10:19לָבוֹא֙ · reach
    But you, do not stop there. Pursue your enemies and attack them from behind. Do not let them reach their cities, for the LORD your God has delivered them into your hand.”
  48. Joshua 10:20וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ · retreated
    So Joshua and the Israelites continued to inflict a terrible slaughter until they had finished them off, and the remaining survivors retreated to the fortified cities.