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.
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:
- ἔρχομαιerchomai“to come/go”33%
- εἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai“to enter”25%
- ἥκωhēkō“to come/be present”9%
- φέρωpherō“to bear/lead”5%
- εἰσάγωeisagō“to bring in”5%
- εἰσπορεύωeisporeuō“to enter”4%
- παραγίνομαιparaginomai“to come”4%
- ἐπάγωepagō“to bring upon”2%
Glossary entries
Usage patterns
Occurrences
2,569 total
- Judges 18:18בָּ֚אוּ · enteredWhen they entered Micah’s house and took the graven image, the ephod, the household idols, and the molten idol, the priest said to them, “What are you doing?”
- Judges 18:20וַיָּבֹ֖א · and wentSo the priest was glad and took the ephod, the household idols, and the graven image, and went with the people.
- Judges 18:27וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ · they wentAfter they had taken Micah’s idols and his priest, they went to Laish, to a quiet and unsuspecting people, and they struck them with their swords and burned down the city.
- Judges 19:3וַתְּבִיאֵ֙הוּ֙ · So [the girl] brought him…her husband got up and went after her to speak kindly to her and bring her back, taking his servant and a pair of donkeys. So the girl brought him into her father’s house, and when her father saw him, he gladly welcomed him.
- Judges 19:10וַיָּבֹא֙ · and arrivedBut the man was unwilling to spend the night. He got up and departed, and arrived opposite Jebus (that is, Jerusalem), with his two saddled donkeys and his concubine.
- Judges 19:14וַתָּבֹ֤א · setSo they continued on their journey, and the sun set as they neared Gibeah in Benjamin.
- Judges 19:15לָב֖וֹא · to go in; וַיָּבֹ֗א · The Levite went inThey stopped to go in and lodge in Gibeah. The Levite went in and sat down in the city square, but no one would take them into his home for the night.
- Judges 19:16בָּ֣א · came inThat evening an old man from the hill country of Ephraim, who was residing in Gibeah (the men of that place were Benjamites), came in from his work in the field.
- Judges 19:17תָּבֽוֹא׃ · have you come fromWhen he looked up and saw the traveler in the city square, the old man asked, “Where are you going, and where have you come from?”
- Judges 19:21וַיְבִיאֵ֣הוּ · So he brought himSo he brought him to his house and fed his donkeys. And they washed their feet and ate and drank.
- Judges 19:22בָּ֥א · cameWhile they were enjoying themselves, suddenly the wicked men of the city surrounded the house. Pounding on the door, they said to the old man who owned the house, “Bring out the man who came to your house, so we can have relations with him!”
- Judges 19:23בָּ֞א · is a guestThe owner of the house went out and said to them, “No, my brothers, do not do this wicked thing! After all, this man is a guest in my house. Do not commit this outrage.
- Judges 19:26וַתָּבֹ֥א · went backEarly that morning, the woman went back to the house where her master was staying, collapsed at the doorway, and lay there until it was light.
- Judges 19:29וַיָּבֹ֣א · When he reachedWhen he reached his house, he picked up a knife, took hold of his concubine, cut her limb by limb into twelve pieces, and sent her throughout the territory of Israel.
- Judges 20:4בָּ֛אתִי · cameSo the Levite, the husband of the murdered woman, answered: “I and my concubine came to Gibeah in Benjamin to spend the night.
- Judges 20:10לְבוֹאָם֙ · when they goWe will take ten men out of every hundred from all the tribes of Israel, and a hundred out of every thousand, and a thousand out of every ten thousand, to supply provisions for the army when they go to Gibeah in Benjamin to punish them for the atrocity they have committed in Israel.”
- Judges 20:26וַיָּבֹ֣אוּThen the Israelites, all the people, went up to Bethel, where they sat weeping before the LORD. That day they fasted until evening and presented burnt offerings and peace offerings to the LORD.
- Judges 20:34וַיָּבֹאוּ֩ · assaultThen 10,000 select men from all Israel made a frontal assault against Gibeah, and the battle was fierce. But the Benjamites did not realize that disaster was upon them.
- Judges 21:2וַיָּבֹ֤א · cameSo the people came to Bethel and sat there before God until evening, lifting up their voices and weeping bitterly.
- Judges 21:8בָא־ · had comeSo they asked, “Which one of the tribes of Israel failed to come up before the LORD at Mizpah?” And, in fact, no one from Jabesh-gilead had come to the camp for the assembly.
- Judges 21:12וַיָּבִ֨יאוּ · and they broughtSo they found among the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead four hundred young women who had not had relations with a man, and they brought them to the camp at Shiloh in the land of Canaan.
- Judges 21:22יָבֹ֣אוּ · comeWhen their fathers or brothers come to us to complain, we will tell them, ‘Do us a favor by helping them, since we did not get wives for each of them in the war. Since you did not actually give them your daughters, you have no guilt.’”
- Ruth 1:2וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ · and they enteredThe man’s name was Elimelech, his wife’s name was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah, and they entered the land of Moab and settled there.
- Ruth 1:19בֹּאָ֖נָה · they came; כְּבֹאָ֙נָה֙ · enteredSo Naomi and Ruth traveled until they came to Bethlehem. When they entered Bethlehem, the whole town was stirred because of them, and the women of the town exclaimed, “Can this be Naomi?”
- Ruth 1:22בָּ֚אוּ · arrivedSo Naomi returned from the land of Moab with her daughter-in-law Ruth the Moabitess. And they arrived in Bethlehem at the beginning of the barley harvest.
- Ruth 2:3וַתָּבוֹא֙ · and went outSo Ruth departed and went out into the field and gleaned after the harvesters. And she happened to come to the part of the field belonging to Boaz, who was from the clan of Elimelech.
- Ruth 2:4בָּ֚א · arrivedJust then Boaz arrived from Bethlehem and said to the harvesters, “The LORD be with you.” “The LORD bless you,” they replied.
- Ruth 2:7וַתָּב֣וֹא · So she came outShe has said, ‘Please let me glean and gather among the sheaves after the harvesters.’ So she came out and has continued from morning until now, except that she rested a short time in the shelter.”
- Ruth 2:12בָּ֖את · you have takenMay the LORD repay your work, and may you receive a rich reward from the LORD, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have taken refuge.”
- Ruth 2:18וַתָּב֣וֹא · and went intoShe picked up the grain and went into the town, where her mother-in-law saw what she had gleaned. And she brought out what she had saved from her meal and gave it to Naomi.
- Ruth 3:4וּבָ֛את · Then go inWhen he lies down, note the place where he lies. Then go in and uncover his feet, and lie down, and he will explain to you what you should do.”
- Ruth 3:7וַיָּבֹ֕א · he went; וַתָּבֹ֣א · Then [Ruth] went in secretlyAfter Boaz had finished eating and drinking and was in good spirits, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain. Then Ruth went in secretly, uncovered his feet, and lay down.
- Ruth 3:14בָ֥אָה · cameSo she lay down at his feet until morning, but she got up before anyone else could recognize her. Then Boaz said, “Do not let it be known that a woman came to the threshing floor.”
- Ruth 3:15וַיָּבֹ֖א · Then he wentAnd he told her, “Bring the shawl you are wearing and hold it out.” When she did so, he poured in six measures of barley and placed it on her. Then he went into the city.
- Ruth 3:16וַתָּבוֹא֙ · When Ruth returnedWhen Ruth returned to her mother-in-law, Naomi asked her, “How did it go, my daughter?” Then Ruth told her all that Boaz had done for her.
- Ruth 3:17תָּב֥וֹאִי · go backAnd she said, “He gave me these six measures of barley, for he said, ‘Do not go back to your mother-in-law empty-handed.’”
- Ruth 4:11הַבָּאָ֣ה · entering“We are witnesses,” said the elders and all the people at the gate. “May the LORD make the woman entering your home like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the house of Israel. May you be prosperous in Ephrathah and famous in Bethlehem.
- Ruth 4:13וַיָּבֹ֖א · And when he had relations withSo Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife. And when he had relations with her, the LORD enabled her to conceive, and she gave birth to a son.
- 1 Samuel 1:19וַיָּבֹ֥אוּThe next morning they got up early to bow in worship before the LORD, and then they returned home to Ramah. And Elkanah had relations with his wife Hannah, and the LORD remembered her.
- 1 Samuel 1:22וַהֲבִאֹתִ֗יו · I will take him…but Hannah did not go. “After the boy is weaned,” she said to her husband, “I will take him to appear before the LORD and to stay there permanently.”
- 1 Samuel 1:24וַתְּבִאֵ֥הוּ · she brought himOnce she had weaned him, Hannah took the boy with her, along with a three-year-old bull, an ephah of flour, and a skin of wine. Though the boy was still young, she brought him to the house of the LORD at Shiloh.
- 1 Samuel 1:25וַיָּבִ֥יאוּ · they broughtAnd when they had slaughtered the bull, they brought the boy to Eli.
- 1 Samuel 2:13וּבָ֨א · would come…or for the custom of the priests with the people. When any man offered a sacrifice, the servant of the priest would come with a three-pronged meat fork while the meat was boiling
- 1 Samuel 2:14הַבָּאִ֥ים · who came…and plunge it into the pan or kettle or cauldron or cooking pot. And the priest would claim for himself whatever the meat fork brought up. This is how they treated all the Israelites who came to Shiloh.
- 1 Samuel 2:15וּבָ֣א׀ · would comeEven before the fat was burned, the servant of the priest would come and say to the man who was sacrificing, “Give the priest some meat to roast, because he will not accept boiled meat from you, but only raw.”
- 1 Samuel 2:27וַיָּבֹ֥א · cameThen a man of God came to Eli and told him, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Did I not clearly reveal Myself to your father’s house when they were in Egypt under Pharaoh’s house?
- 1 Samuel 2:31בָּאִ֔ים · are comingBehold, the days are coming when I will cut off your strength and the strength of your father’s house, so that no one in it will reach old age.