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
- Job 1:6וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ · came; וַיָּב֥וֹא · cameOne day the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them.
- Job 1:7תָּבֹ֑א · have you come from“Where have you come from?” said the LORD to Satan. “From roaming through the earth,” he replied, “and walking back and forth in it.”
- Job 1:14בָּ֥א · came…a messenger came and reported to Job: “While the oxen were plowing and the donkeys were grazing nearby,
- Job 1:16בָּ֣א · messenger cameWhile he was still speaking, another messenger came and reported: “The fire of God fell from heaven. It burned and consumed the sheep and the servants, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”
- Job 1:17בָּ֣א · cameWhile he was still speaking, another messenger came and reported: “The Chaldeans formed three bands, raided the camels, and took them away. They put the servants to the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”
- Job 1:18בָּ֣א · cameWhile he was still speaking, another messenger came and reported: “Your sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house,
- Job 1:19בָּ֣אָה׀ · swept in…when suddenly a mighty wind swept in from the desert and struck the four corners of the house. It collapsed on the young people and they are dead, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”
- Job 2:1וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ · came; וַיָּב֤וֹא · cameOn another day the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them to present himself before Him.
- Job 2:2תָּבֹ֑א · have you come from“Where have you come from?” said the LORD to Satan. “From roaming through the earth,” he replied, “and walking back and forth in it.”
- Job 2:11הַבָּ֣אָה · that had come; וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ · came; לָב֥וֹא · to goNow when Job’s three friends—Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite—heard about all this adversity that had come upon him, each of them came from his home, and they met together to go and sympathize with Job and comfort him.
- Job 3:6יָבֹֽא׃ · be enteredIf only darkness had taken that night away! May it not appear among the days of the year; may it never be entered in any of the months.
- Job 3:7תָּבֹ֖א · comeBehold, may that night be barren; may no joyful voice come into it.
- Job 3:24תָבֹ֑א · is putI sigh when food is put before me, and my groans pour out like water.
- Job 3:25יָ֣בֹא · has befallenFor the thing I feared has overtaken me, and what I dreaded has befallen me.
- Job 3:26וַיָּ֥בֹא · has comeI am not at ease or quiet; I have no rest, for trouble has come.”
- Job 4:5תָּב֣וֹא · [trouble] has comeBut now trouble has come upon you, and you are weary. It strikes you, and you are dismayed.
- Job 5:21יָבֽוֹא׃ · it comesYou will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, and will not fear havoc when it comes.
- Job 5:26תָּב֣וֹא · You will comeYou will come to the grave in full vigor, like a sheaf of grain gathered in season.
- Job 6:8תָּב֣וֹא · were grantedIf only my request were granted and God would fulfill my hope:
- Job 6:20בָּ֥אוּ · their arrivalThey are confounded because they had hoped; their arrival brings disappointment.
- Job 9:32יַ֝חְדָּ֗ו · each otherFor He is not a man like me, that I can answer Him, that we can take each other to court.
- Job 12:6הֵבִ֖יא · those who carryThe tents of robbers are safe, and those who provoke God are secure—those who carry their god in their hands.
- Job 13:16יָבֽוֹא׃ · can appearMoreover, this will be my salvation, for no godless man can appear before Him.
- Job 14:3תָבִ֖יא · Will You bring himDo You open Your eyes to one like this? Will You bring him into judgment before You?
- Job 14:14בּ֝֗וֹא · comesWhen a man dies, will he live again? All the days of my hard service I will wait, until my renewal comes.
- Job 15:21יְבוֹאֶֽנּוּ׃ · attacks himSounds of terror fill his ears; in his prosperity the destroyer attacks him.
- Job 17:10וּבֹ֣אוּ · come backBut come back and try again, all of you. For I will not find a wise man among you.
- Job 19:12יָ֘בֹ֤אוּ · advanceHis troops advance together; they construct a ramp against me and encamp around my tent.
- Job 20:22תְּבוֹאֶֽנּוּ׃ · will come upon himIn the midst of his plenty, he will be distressed; the full force of misery will come upon him.
- Job 21:17וְיָבֹ֣א · comeHow often is the lamp of the wicked put out? Does disaster come upon them? Does God, in His anger, apportion destruction?
- Job 22:4יָב֥וֹא · and entersIs it for your reverence that He rebukes you and enters into judgment against you?
- Job 22:21תְּֽבוֹאַתְךָ֥ · will come to youReconcile now and be at peace with Him; thereby good will come to you.
- Job 23:3אָ֝ב֗וֹא · so that I could goIf only I knew where to find Him, so that I could go to His seat.
- Job 27:9תָב֖וֹא · comesWill God hear his cry when distress comes upon him?
- Job 28:20תָּב֑וֹא · comeFrom where, then, does wisdom come, and where does understanding dwell?
- Job 29:13תָּבֹ֑אThe dying man blessed me, and I made the widow’s heart sing for joy.
- Job 30:26וַיָּ֣בֹא · came; וַיָּ֥בֹא · fellBut when I hoped for good, evil came; when I looked for light, darkness fell.
- Job 34:28לְהָבִ֣יא · to comeThey caused the cry of the poor to come before Him, and He heard the outcry of the afflicted.
- Job 37:8וַתָּבֹ֣א · enterThe wild animals enter their lairs; they settle down in their dens.
- Job 37:9תָּב֣וֹא · comesThe tempest comes from its chamber, and the cold from the driving north winds.
- Job 38:11תָ֭בוֹא · You may come…and I declared: ‘You may come this far, but no farther; here your proud waves must stop’?
- Job 38:16הֲ֭בָאתָ · Have you journeyedHave you journeyed to the vents of the sea or walked in the trenches of the deep?
- Job 38:22הֲ֭בָאתָ · Have you enteredHave you entered the storehouses of snow or observed the storehouses of hail,
- Job 41:13יָבֽוֹא׃ · can approach [him]Who can strip off his outer coat? Who can approach him with a bridle?
- Job 41:16יָב֥וֹא · can passOne scale is so near to another that no air can pass between them.