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
- 1 Chronicles 12:17בָּאתֶ֤ם · you have comeAnd David went out to meet them, saying, “If you have come to me in peace to help me, my heart will be united with you; but if you have come to betray me to my enemies when my hands are free of violence, may the God of our fathers see it and judge you.”
- 1 Chronicles 12:19בְּבֹא֨וֹ · when he wentSome from Manasseh defected to David when he went with the Philistines to fight against Saul. (They did not help the Philistines because the Philistine rulers consulted and sent David away, saying, “It will cost us our heads if he defects to his master Saul.”)
- 1 Chronicles 12:22יָבֹ֥אוּ · men cameFor at that time men came to David day after day to help him, until he had a great army, like the army of God.
- 1 Chronicles 12:23בָּ֥אוּ · who cameNow these are the numbers of men armed for battle who came to David at Hebron to turn Saul’s kingdom over to him, in accordance with the word of the LORD:
- 1 Chronicles 12:31לָב֖וֹא · to comeFrom the half-tribe of Manasseh: 18,000 designated by name to come and make David king.
- 1 Chronicles 12:38בָּ֣אוּ · cameAll these men of war, arrayed for battle, came to Hebron fully determined to make David king over all Israel. And all the rest of the Israelites were of one mind to make David king.
- 1 Chronicles 12:40מְבִיאִ֣ים · came bringingAnd their neighbors from as far away as Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali came bringing food on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen—abundant supplies of flour, fig cakes and raisin cakes, wine and oil, oxen and sheep. Indeed, there was joy in Israel.
- 1 Chronicles 13:5לְב֣וֹא · to bring; לְהָבִיא֙So David assembled all Israel, from the River Shihor in Egypt to Lebo-hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.
- 1 Chronicles 13:9וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ · When they cameWhen they came to the threshing floor of Chidon, Uzzah reached out and took hold of the ark, because the oxen had stumbled.
- 1 Chronicles 13:12אָבִ֣יא · can I ever bringThat day David feared God and asked, “How can I ever bring the ark of God to me?”
- 1 Chronicles 14:9בָּ֑אוּ · had comeNow the Philistines had come and raided the Valley of Rephaim.
- 1 Chronicles 14:14וּבָ֥אתָ · and attackSo David again inquired of God, who answered him, “Do not march up after them, but circle around them and attack them in front of the balsam trees.
- 1 Chronicles 15:29בָּ֖א · enteringAs the ark of the covenant of the LORD was entering the City of David, Saul’s daughter Michal looked down from a window and saw King David dancing and celebrating, and she despised him in her heart.
- 1 Chronicles 16:1וַיָּבִ֙יאוּ֙ · So they broughtSo they brought the ark of God and placed it inside the tent that David had pitched for it. And they presented burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.
- 1 Chronicles 16:29וּבֹ֣אוּ · and comeAscribe to the LORD the glory due His name; bring an offering and come before Him. Worship the LORD in the splendor of His holiness;
- 1 Chronicles 16:33בָ֖א · He is comingThen the trees of the forest will sing for joy before the LORD, for He is coming to judge the earth.
- 1 Chronicles 17:16וַיָּבֹא֙ · went in; הֲבִיאֹתַ֖נִי · You have brought meThen King David went in, sat before the LORD, and said, “Who am I, O LORD God, and what is my house, that You have brought me this far?
- 1 Chronicles 18:5וַיָּבֹא֙ · cameWhen the Arameans of Damascus came to help King Hadadezer of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand of their men.
- 1 Chronicles 18:7וַיְבִיאֵ֖ם · and brought themAnd David took the gold shields that belonged to the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.
- 1 Chronicles 19:2וַיָּבֹאוּ֩ · arrivedAnd David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent messengers to console Hanun concerning his father. But when David’s servants arrived in the land of the Ammonites to console him,
- 1 Chronicles 19:3בָּ֥אוּ · come…the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun, “Just because David has sent you comforters, do you really believe he is showing respect for your father? Have not his servants come to you to explore the land, spy it out, and overthrow it?”
- 1 Chronicles 19:7וַיָּבֹ֕אוּ · who came; וַיָּבֹ֖אוּSo they hired for themselves thirty-two thousand chariots, as well as the king of Maacah with his troops, who came and camped near Medeba while the Ammonites were mustered from their cities and marched out for battle.
- 1 Chronicles 19:9בָּ֔אוּ · had comeThe Ammonites marched out and arrayed themselves for battle at the entrance to the city, while the kings who had come stayed by themselves in the open country.
- 1 Chronicles 19:15וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ · and they entered; וַיָּבֹ֥א · went backWhen the Ammonites saw that the Arameans had fled, they too fled before Joab’s brother Abishai, and they entered the city. So Joab went back to Jerusalem.
- 1 Chronicles 19:17וַיָּבֹ֣א · advancedWhen this was reported to David, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan, advanced toward the Arameans, and arrayed for battle against them. When David lined up to engage them in battle, they fought against him.
- 1 Chronicles 20:1וַיָּבֹא֙ · He cameIn the spring, at the time when kings march out to war, Joab led out the army and ravaged the land of the Ammonites. He came to Rabbah and besieged it, but David remained in Jerusalem. And Joab attacked Rabbah and demolished it.
- 1 Chronicles 21:2וְהָבִ֣יאוּ · and bring me [a report]So David said to Joab and the commanders of the troops, “Go and count the Israelites from Beersheba to Dan and bring me a report, so that I may know their number.”
- 1 Chronicles 21:4וַיָּבֹ֖א · and then he returnedNevertheless, the king’s word prevailed against Joab. So Joab departed and traveled throughout Israel, and then he returned to Jerusalem.
- 1 Chronicles 21:11וַיָּ֥בֹא · wentSo Gad went and said to David, “This is what the LORD says: ‘You must choose
- 1 Chronicles 21:21וַיָּבֹ֥א · cameDavid came to Ornan, and when Ornan looked out and saw David, he left the threshing floor and bowed facedown before David.
- 1 Chronicles 22:4הֵ֠בִיאוּ · had brought…and more cedar logs than could be counted; for the Sidonians and Tyrians had brought a large quantity of cedar logs to David.
- 1 Chronicles 22:19לְהָבִ֞יא · so that you may bringNow set your heart and soul to seek the LORD your God. Begin building the sanctuary of the LORD God, so that you may bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD and the holy articles of God into the temple that will be built for the Name of the LORD.”
- 1 Chronicles 24:19לָב֤וֹא · when they enteredThis was their appointed order for service when they entered the house of the LORD, according to the regulations prescribed for them by their forefather Aaron, as the LORD, the God of Israel, had commanded him.
- 1 Chronicles 27:1הַבָּאָ֤ה · on rotating military dutyThis is the list of the Israelites—the heads of families, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and their officers who served the king in every matter concerning the divisions on rotating military duty each month throughout the year. There were 24,000 men in each division:
- 2 Chronicles 1:10וְאָב֑וֹאָהNow grant me wisdom and knowledge, so that I may lead this people. For who is able to govern this great people of Yours?”
- 2 Chronicles 1:13וַיָּבֹ֨א · wentSo Solomon went to Jerusalem from the high place in Gibeon, from before the Tent of Meeting, and he reigned over Israel.
- 2 Chronicles 2:16וּנְבִיאֵ֥ם · and we will float themWe will cut logs from Lebanon, as many as you need, and we will float them to you as rafts by sea down to Joppa. Then you can take them up to Jerusalem.”
- 2 Chronicles 5:1וַיָּבֵ֨א · brought in {the items}So all the work that 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 all the furnishings—and he placed them in the treasuries of the house of God.
- 2 Chronicles 5:4וַיָּבֹ֕אוּ · had arrivedWhen all the elders of Israel had arrived, the Levites took up the ark,
- 2 Chronicles 5:7וַיָּבִ֣יאוּ · 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.
- 2 Chronicles 6:22וּבָ֗א · 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,
- 2 Chronicles 6:32וּבָ֣א׀ · but has come; וּבָ֥אוּ · when he comesAnd as for the foreigner who is not of Your people Israel but has come from a distant land because of Your great name and Your mighty hand and outstretched arm—when he comes and prays toward this temple,
- 2 Chronicles 7:2לָב֖וֹא · to enterThe priests were unable to enter the house of the LORD, because the glory of the LORD had filled it.
- 2 Chronicles 7:8מִלְּב֥וֹאSo at that time Solomon and all Israel with him—a very great assembly of people from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of Egypt—kept the feast for seven days.
- 2 Chronicles 7:11הַבָּ֜א · carrying outWhen Solomon had finished the house of the LORD and the royal palace, successfully carrying out all that was in his heart to do for the house of the LORD and for his own palace,