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 Chronicles 20:11לָבוֹא֙ · by comingSee how they are repaying us by coming to drive us out of the possession that You gave us as an inheritance.
- 2 Chronicles 20:12הַבָּ֣א · that comesOur God, will You not judge them? For we are powerless before this vast army that comes against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are upon You.”
- 2 Chronicles 20:22הַבָּאִ֥ים · who had comeThe moment they began their shouts and praises, the LORD set ambushes against the men of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir who had come against Judah, and they were defeated.
- 2 Chronicles 20:24בָּ֥א · cameWhen the men of Judah came to a place overlooking the wilderness, they looked for the vast army, but there were only corpses lying on the ground; no one had escaped.
- 2 Chronicles 20:25וַיָּבֹ֨א · wentThen Jehoshaphat and his people went to carry off the plunder, and they found on the bodies an abundance of goods and valuables—more than they could carry away. They were gathering the plunder for three days because there was so much.
- 2 Chronicles 20:28וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ · So they enteredSo they entered Jerusalem and went into the house of the LORD with harps, lyres, and trumpets.
- 2 Chronicles 21:12וַיָּבֹ֤א · cameThen a letter came to Jehoram from Elijah the prophet, which stated: “This is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: ‘You have not walked in the ways of your father Jehoshaphat or of Asa king of Judah,
- 2 Chronicles 22:1הַבָּ֥א · who had comeThen the people of Jerusalem made Ahaziah, the youngest son of Jehoram, king in his place, since the raiders who had come into the camp with the Arabs had killed all the older sons. So Ahaziah son of Jehoram became king of Judah.
- 2 Chronicles 22:7לָב֖וֹא · when he went; וּבְבֹא֗וֹ · When Ahaziah arrivedAhaziah’s downfall came from God when he went to visit Joram. When Ahaziah arrived, he went out with Joram to meet Jehu son of Nimshi, whom the LORD had anointed to destroy the house of Ahab.
- 2 Chronicles 22:9וַיְבִאֻ֣הוּ · So [Ahaziah] was broughtThen Jehu looked for Ahaziah, and Jehu’s soldiers captured him while he was hiding in Samaria. So Ahaziah was brought to Jehu and put to death. They buried him, for they said, “He is the grandson of Jehoshaphat, who sought the LORD with all his heart.” So no one was left from the house of Ahaziah with the strength to rule the kingdom.
- 2 Chronicles 23:2וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ · And when they cameSo they went throughout Judah and gathered the Levites from all the cities of Judah and the heads of the families of Israel. And when they came to Jerusalem,
- 2 Chronicles 23:4בָּאֵ֣י · who come on dutyThis is what you are to do: A third of you priests and Levites who come on duty on the Sabbath shall keep watch at the doors,
- 2 Chronicles 23:6יָב֣וֹא · one is to enter; יָבֹ֖אוּ · may enterNo one is to enter the house of the LORD except the priests and those Levites who serve; they may enter because they are consecrated, but all the people are to obey the requirement of the LORD.
- 2 Chronicles 23:7וְהַבָּ֥א · and anyone who enters; בְּבֹא֥וֹ · wherever he goesThe Levites must surround the king with weapons in hand, and anyone who enters the temple must be put to death. You must stay close to the king wherever he goes.”
- 2 Chronicles 23:8בָּאֵ֣י · those coming on dutySo the Levites and all Judah did everything that Jehoiada the priest had ordered. Each of them took his men—those coming on duty on the Sabbath and those going off duty—for Jehoiada the priest had not released any of the divisions.
- 2 Chronicles 23:12וַתָּב֥וֹא · she went outWhen Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and cheering the king, she went out to them in the house of the LORD.
- 2 Chronicles 23:14וְהַבָּ֥א · anyone who followsAnd Jehoiada the priest sent out the commanders of hundreds in charge of the army, saying, “Bring her out between the ranks, and put to the sword anyone who follows her.” For the priest had said, “She must not be put to death in the house of the LORD.”
- 2 Chronicles 23:15וַתָּב֛וֹא · as she reachedSo they seized Athaliah as she reached the entrance of the Horse Gate on the palace grounds, and there they put her to death.
- 2 Chronicles 23:17וַיָּבֹ֨אוּ · wentSo all the people went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed the altars and idols to pieces and killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars.
- 2 Chronicles 23:19יָבֹ֥א · could enterHe stationed gatekeepers at the gates of the house of the LORD, so that no one who was in any way unclean could enter.
- 2 Chronicles 23:20וַיָּבֹ֛אוּ · and enteredAnd he took with him the commanders of hundreds, the nobles, the rulers of the people, and all the people of the land, and they brought the king down from the house of the LORD and entered the royal palace through the Upper Gate. They seated King Joash on the royal throne,
- 2 Chronicles 24:6לְהָבִ֞יא · to bringSo the king called Jehoiada the high priest and said, “Why have you not required the Levites to bring from Judah and Jerusalem the tax imposed by Moses the servant of the LORD and by the assembly of Israel for the Tent of the Testimony?”
- 2 Chronicles 24:9לְהָבִ֤יא · that they were to bringAnd a proclamation was issued in Judah and Jerusalem that they were to bring to the LORD the tax imposed by Moses the servant of God on Israel in the wilderness.
- 2 Chronicles 24:10וַיָּבִ֛יאוּ · and brought their contributionsAll the officers and all the people rejoiced and brought their contributions, and they dropped them in the chest until it was full.
- 2 Chronicles 24:11יָבִ֨יא · was brought; וּבָ֨א · would comeWhenever the chest was brought by the Levites to the king’s overseers and they saw that there was a large amount of money, the royal scribe and the officer of the high priest would come and empty the chest and carry it back to its place. They did this daily and gathered the money in abundance.
- 2 Chronicles 24:14הֵבִ֣יאוּ · they broughtWhen they were finished, they brought the rest of the money to the king and Jehoiada, and with it were made articles for the house of the LORD—utensils for the service and for the burnt offerings, dishes, and other objects of gold and silver. Throughout the days of Jehoiada, burnt offerings were presented regularly in the house of the LORD.
- 2 Chronicles 24:17בָּ֚אוּ · cameAfter the death of Jehoiada, however, the officials of Judah came and paid homage to the king, and he listened to them.
- 2 Chronicles 24:23וַיָּבֹ֗אוּ · They enteredIn the spring, the army of Aram went to war against Joash. They entered Judah and Jerusalem and destroyed all the leaders of the people, and they sent all the plunder to their king in Damascus.
- 2 Chronicles 24:24בָּ֣אוּ׀ · had comeAlthough the Aramean army had come with only a few men, the LORD delivered into their hand a very great army. Because Judah had forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers, judgment was executed on Joash.
- 2 Chronicles 25:7בָּ֤א · came; יָבֹ֥א · goBut a man of God came to him and said, “O king, do not let the army of Israel go with you, for the LORD is not with Israel—not with any of the Ephraimites.
- 2 Chronicles 25:8בֹּ֣א · goEven if you go and fight bravely in battle, God will overthrow you before the enemy, for God has power to help and power to overthrow.”
- 2 Chronicles 25:10בָּ֤א · had comeSo Amaziah dismissed the troops who had come to him from Ephraim and sent them home. And they were furious with Judah and returned home in great anger.
- 2 Chronicles 25:12וַיְבִיא֖וּם · They took them…and the army of Judah also captured 10,000 men alive. They took them to the top of a cliff and threw them down so that all were dashed to pieces.
- 2 Chronicles 25:14ב֤וֹא · returned; וַיָּבֵ֗א · he brought backWhen Amaziah returned from the slaughter of the Edomites, he brought back the gods of the Seirites, set them up as his own gods, bowed before them, and burned sacrifices to them.
- 2 Chronicles 25:23וַיְבִיאֵ֙הוּ֙ · Then Jehoash brought himThere at Beth-shemesh, Jehoash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz. Then Jehoash brought him to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate—a section of four hundred cubits.
- 2 Chronicles 26:8לְב֣וֹא · as the borderThe Ammonites brought tribute to Uzziah, and his fame spread as far as the border of Egypt, for he had become exceedingly powerful.
- 2 Chronicles 26:16וַיָּבֹא֙ · for he enteredBut when Uzziah became powerful, his arrogance led to his own destruction. He was unfaithful to the LORD his God, for he entered the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense.
- 2 Chronicles 26:17וַיָּבֹ֥א · went inThen Azariah the priest, along with eighty brave priests of the LORD, went in after him.
- 2 Chronicles 27:2בָ֖א · enterAnd he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Uzziah had done. In addition, he did not enter the temple of the LORD. But the people still behaved corruptly.
- 2 Chronicles 28:5וַיָּבִ֖יאוּSo the LORD his God delivered Ahaz into the hand of the king of Aram, who attacked him and took many captives to Damascus. Ahaz was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who struck him with great force.
- 2 Chronicles 28:8וַיָּבִ֥יאוּ · and broughtThen the Israelites took 200,000 captives from their kinsmen—women, sons, and daughters. They also carried off a great deal of plunder and brought it to Samaria.
- 2 Chronicles 28:9הַבָּ֣א · that returnedBut a prophet of the LORD named Oded was there, and he went out to meet the army that returned to Samaria. “Look,” he said to them, “because of His wrath against Judah, the LORD, the God of your fathers, has delivered them into your hand. But you have slaughtered them in a rage that reaches up to heaven.
- 2 Chronicles 28:12הַבָּאִ֖ים · those arrivingThen some of the leaders of the Ephraimites—Azariah son of Jehohanan, Berechiah son of Meshillemoth, Jehizkiah son of Shallum, and Amasa son of Hadlai—stood in opposition to those arriving from the war.
- 2 Chronicles 28:13תָבִ֤יאוּ · bring“You must not bring the captives here,” they said, “for you are proposing to bring guilt upon us from the LORD and to add to our sins and our guilt. For our guilt is great, and fierce anger is upon Israel.”