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
- 2 Samuel 23:23בָ֑א · becomeHe was most honored among the Thirty, but he did not become one of the Three. And David appointed him over his guard.
- 2 Samuel 24:6וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ · Then they went; וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ · andThen they went to Gilead and the land of Tahtim-hodshi, and on to Dan-jaan and around to Sidon.
- 2 Samuel 24:7וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ · They wentThey went toward the fortress of Tyre and all the cities of the Hivites and Canaanites. Finally, they went on to the Negev of Judah, to Beersheba.
- 2 Samuel 24:8וַיָּבֹ֜אוּ · they returnedAt the end of nine months and twenty days, having gone through the whole land, they returned to Jerusalem.
- 2 Samuel 24:13וַיָּבֹא־ · went; הֲתָב֣וֹא · Do you choose to endureSo Gad went and said to David, “Do you choose to endure three years of famine in your land, three months of fleeing the pursuit of your enemies, or three days of plague upon your land? Now then, think it over and decide how I should reply to Him who sent me.”
- 2 Samuel 24:18וַיָּבֹא־ · cameAnd that day Gad came to David and said to him, “Go up and build an altar to the LORD on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.”
- 2 Samuel 24:21בָּ֥א · come“Why has my lord the king come to his servant?” Araunah said. “To buy your threshing floor,” David replied, “that I may build an altar to the LORD, so that the plague upon the people may be halted.”
- 1 Kings 1:1בָּ֖א · and well alongNow King David was old and well along in years, and though they covered him with blankets, he could not keep warm.
- 1 Kings 1:3וַיָּבִ֥אוּ · and broughtThen they searched throughout Israel for a beautiful girl, and they found Abishag the Shunammite and brought her to the king.
- 1 Kings 1:13וּבֹ֣אִי׀ · at onceGo at once to King David and say, ‘My lord the king, did you not swear to your maidservant, “Surely your son Solomon will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne”? Why then has Adonijah become king?’
- 1 Kings 1:14אָב֣וֹא · come inThen, while you are still there speaking with the king, I will come in after you and confirm your words.”
- 1 Kings 1:15וַתָּבֹ֨א · wentSo Bathsheba went to see the king in his bedroom. Since the king was very old, Abishag the Shunammite was serving him.
- 1 Kings 1:22בָּֽא׃ · arrivedAnd just then, while Bathsheba was still speaking with the king, Nathan the prophet arrived.
- 1 Kings 1:23וַיָּבֹא֙ · And [Nathan] went inSo the king was told, “Nathan the prophet is here.” And Nathan went in and bowed facedown before the king.
- 1 Kings 1:28וַתָּבֹא֙ · So she cameThen King David said, “Call in Bathsheba for me.” So she came into the king’s presence and stood before him.
- 1 Kings 1:32וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ · So they cameThen King David said, “Call in for me Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada.” So they came before the king.
- 1 Kings 1:35וּבָא֙ · and he is to comeThen you shall go up with him, and he is to come and sit on my throne and reign in my place. For I have appointed him ruler over Israel and Judah.”
- 1 Kings 1:42בָּ֑א · arrived; בֹּ֔א · Come inAs he was speaking, suddenly Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest arrived. “Come in,” said Adonijah, “for you are a man of valor. You must be bringing good news.”
- 1 Kings 1:47בָּ֜אוּ · goneThe king’s servants have also gone to congratulate our lord King David, saying, ‘May your God make the name of Solomon more famous than your own name, and may He make his throne greater than your throne.’ And the king has bowed in worship on his bed,
- 1 Kings 1:53וַיָּבֹ֕א · and he cameSo King Solomon summoned Adonijah down from the altar, and he came and bowed down before King Solomon, who said to him, “Go to your home.”
- 1 Kings 2:13וַיָּבֹ֞א · went; בֹּאֶ֑ךָ · Do you comeNow Adonijah son of Haggith went to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, and she asked, “Do you come in peace?” “Yes, in peace,” he replied.
- 1 Kings 2:19וַתָּבֹ֤א · wentSo Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him for Adonijah. The king stood up to greet her, bowed to her, and sat down on his throne. Then the king had a throne brought for his mother, who sat down at his right hand.
- 1 Kings 2:28בָּ֣אָה · reachedWhen the news reached Joab, who had conspired with Adonijah but not with Absalom, he fled to the tent of the LORD and took hold of the horns of the altar.
- 1 Kings 2:30וַיָּבֹ֨א · enteredAnd Benaiah entered the tent of the LORD and said to Joab, “The king says, ‘Come out!’” But Joab replied, “No, I will die here.” So Benaiah relayed the message to the king, saying, “This is how Joab answered me.”
- 1 Kings 2:40וַיָּבֵ֥א · backSo Shimei saddled his donkey and set out to Achish at Gath in search of his slaves, and he brought them back from Gath.
- 1 Kings 3:1וַיְבִיאֶ֙הָ֙ · Solomon brought herLater, Solomon formed an alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt by marrying his daughter. Solomon brought her to the City of David until he had finished building his palace and the house of the LORD, as well as the wall around Jerusalem.
- 1 Kings 3:7וָבֹֽא׃ · or come inAnd now, O LORD my God, You have made Your servant king in my father David’s place. But I am only a little child, not knowing how to go out or come in.
- 1 Kings 3:15וַיָּב֨וֹא · So he returnedThen Solomon awoke, and indeed it had been a dream. So he returned to Jerusalem, stood before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. Then he held a feast for all his servants.
- 1 Kings 3:16תָּבֹ֗אנָה · cameAt that time two prostitutes came to the king and stood before him.
- 1 Kings 3:24וַיָּבִ֥אוּ · So they brought himThe king continued, “Bring me a sword.” So they brought him a sword,
- 1 Kings 4:28יָבִ֗אוּ · also broughtEach one also brought to the required place their quotas of barley and straw for the chariot horses and other horses.
- 1 Kings 4:34וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ · cameSo men of all nations came to listen to Solomon’s wisdom, sent by all the kings of the earth, who had heard of his wisdom.
- 1 Kings 7:14וַיָּבוֹא֙ · So he cameHe was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a craftsman in bronze. Huram had great skill, understanding, and knowledge for every kind of bronze work. So he came to King Solomon and carried out all his work.
- 1 Kings 7:51וַיָּבֵ֨א · brought in {the items}So all the work that King Solomon had performed for the house of the LORD was completed. Then Solomon brought in the items his father David had dedicated—the silver, the gold, and the furnishings—and he placed them in the treasuries of the house of the LORD.
- 1 Kings 8:3וַיָּבֹ֕אוּ · had arrivedWhen all the elders of Israel had arrived, the priests took up the ark,
- 1 Kings 8:6וַיָּבִ֣אוּ · broughtThen the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, the Most Holy Place, beneath the wings of the cherubim.
- 1 Kings 8:31וּבָ֗א · and he comesWhen a man sins against his neighbor and is required to take an oath, and he comes to take an oath before Your altar in this temple,
- 1 Kings 8:41וּבָ֛א · but has comeAnd as for the foreigner who is not of Your people Israel but has come from a distant land because of Your name—
- 1 Kings 8:42וּבָ֥א · when he comes…for they will hear of Your great name and mighty hand and outstretched arm—when he comes and prays toward this temple,
- 1 Kings 8:65מִלְּב֥וֹאSo at that time Solomon and all Israel with him—a great assembly of people from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of Egypt—kept the feast before the LORD our God for seven days and seven more days—fourteen days in all.
- 1 Kings 9:9הֵבִ֤יא · has broughtAnd others will answer, ‘Because they have forsaken the LORD their God who brought their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, worshiping and serving them—because of this, the LORD has brought all this disaster upon them.’”
- 1 Kings 9:28וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ · They sailed; וַיָּבִ֖אוּ · and deliveredThey sailed to Ophir and imported gold from there—420 talents—and delivered it to Solomon.
- 1 Kings 10:1וַתָּבֹ֥א · she cameNow when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to test him with difficult questions.
- 1 Kings 10:2וַתָּבֹ֣א · She arrived; וַתָּבֹא֙ · And she cameShe arrived in Jerusalem with a very large caravan—with camels bearing spices, gold in great abundance, and precious stones. And she came to Solomon and spoke to him all that was on her mind.