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 42:11וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ · came; הֵבִ֥יא · had broughtAll his brothers and sisters and prior acquaintances came and dined with him in his house. They consoled him and comforted him over all the adversity that the LORD had brought upon him. And each one gave him a piece of silver and a gold ring.
- Psalm 5:7אָב֣וֹא · will enterBut I will enter Your house by the abundance of Your loving devotion; in reverence I will bow down toward Your holy temple.
- Psalm 18:6תָּב֬וֹא · reachedIn my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for His help reached His ears.
- Psalm 22:31יָ֭בֹאוּ · They will comeThey will come and proclaim His righteousness to a people yet unborn—all that He has done.
- Psalm 24:7וְ֝יָב֗וֹא · may enterLift up your heads, O gates! Be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of Glory may enter!
- Psalm 24:9וְ֝יָבֹא · may enterLift up your heads, O gates! Be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of Glory may enter!
- Psalm 26:4אָבֽוֹא׃ · keep companyI do not sit with deceitful men, nor keep company with hypocrites.
- Psalm 35:8תְּבוֹאֵ֣הוּ · befall themMay ruin befall them by surprise; may the net they hid ensnare them; may they fall into the hazard they created.
- Psalm 36:11תְּ֭בוֹאֵנִי · come against meLet not the foot of the proud come against me, nor the hand of the wicked drive me away.
- Psalm 37:13יָבֹ֥א · is coming…but the Lord laughs, seeing that their day is coming.
- Psalm 37:15תָּב֣וֹא · will pierceBut their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.
- Psalm 40:7בָ֑אתִי · I have comeThen I said, “Here I am, I have come—it is written about me in the scroll:
- Psalm 41:6בָּ֤אMy visitor speaks falsehood; he gathers slander in his heart; he goes out and spreads it abroad.
- Psalm 42:2אָב֑וֹא · shall I comeMy soul thirsts for God, the living God. When shall I come and appear in God’s presence?
- Psalm 43:3יְבִיא֥וּנִי · Let them bring meSend out Your light and Your truth; let them lead me. Let them bring me to Your holy mountain and to the place where You dwell.
- Psalm 43:4וְאָב֤וֹאָה׀ · Then I will goThen I will go to the altar of God, to God, my greatest joy. I will praise You with the harp, O God, my God.
- Psalm 44:17בָּ֭אַתְנוּ · has come upon usAll this has come upon us, though we have not forgotten You or betrayed Your covenant.
- Psalm 45:14מ֖וּבָא֣וֹת · are broughtIn colorful garments she is led to the king; her virgin companions are brought before you.
- Psalm 45:15תְּ֝בֹאֶ֗ינָה · they enterThey are led in with joy and gladness; they enter the palace of the king.
- Psalm 49:19תָּ֭בוֹא · he will join…he will join the generation of his fathers, who will never see the light of day.
- Psalm 50:3יָ֤בֹ֥א · approachesOur God approaches and will not be silent! Consuming fire precedes Him, and a tempest rages around Him.
- Psalm 51:1בְּֽבוֹא־ · came; בָּ֝֗א · his adulteryFor the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. When Nathan the prophet came to him after his adultery with Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your loving devotion; according to Your great compassion, blot out my transgressions.
- Psalm 52:1בְּב֤וֹא׀ · went; בָּ֥א · has goneFor the choirmaster. A Maskil of David. After Doeg the Edomite went to Saul and told him, “David has gone to the house of Ahimelech.” Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The loving devotion of God endures all day long.
- Psalm 54:1בְּב֣וֹא · wentFor the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Maskil of David. When the Ziphites went to Saul and said, “Is David not hiding among us?” Save me, O God, by Your name, and vindicate me by Your might!
- Psalm 55:5יָ֣בֹא · gripFear and trembling grip me, and horror has overwhelmed me.
- Psalm 63:9יָ֝בֹ֗אוּ · will goBut those who seek my life to destroy it will go into the depths of the earth.
- Psalm 65:2יָבֹֽאוּ׃ · will comeO You who listen to prayer, all people will come to You.
- Psalm 66:11הֲבֵאתָ֥נוּ · You led usYou led us into the net; You laid burdens on our backs.
- Psalm 66:12בָּֽאנוּ־ · we wentYou let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and water, but You brought us into abundance.
- Psalm 66:13אָב֣וֹא · I will enterI will enter Your house with burnt offerings; I will fulfill my vows to You—
- Psalm 69:1בָ֖אוּ · are upFor the choirmaster. To the tune of “Lilies.” Of David. Save me, O God, for the waters are up to my neck.
- Psalm 69:2בָּ֥אתִי · I have driftedI have sunk into the miry depths, where there is no footing; I have drifted into deep waters, where the flood engulfs me.
- Psalm 69:27יָ֝בֹ֗אוּ · shareAdd iniquity to their iniquity; let them not share in Your righteousness.
- Psalm 71:3לָב֗וֹא · goBe my rock of refuge, where I can always go. Give the command to save me, for You are my rock and my fortress.
- Psalm 71:16אָב֗וֹא · I will comeI will come in the strength of the Lord GOD; I will proclaim Your righteousness—Yours alone.
- Psalm 71:18יָ֝ב֗וֹא · who are to comeEven when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, until I proclaim Your power to the next generation, Your might to all who are to come.
- Psalm 73:17אָ֭בוֹא · I entered…until I entered God’s sanctuary; then I discerned their end.
- Psalm 74:5כְּמֵבִ֣יא · wielding…like men wielding axes in a thicket of trees
- Psalm 78:29יָבִ֥א · for He gaveSo they ate and were well filled, for He gave them what they craved.
- Psalm 78:54וַ֭יְבִיאֵם · He brought themHe brought them to His holy land, to the mountain His right hand had acquired.
- Psalm 78:71הֱ֫בִיא֥וֹ · He brought him…from tending the ewes He brought him to be shepherd of His people Jacob, of Israel His inheritance.
- Psalm 79:1בָּ֤אוּ · have invadedA Psalm of Asaph. The nations, O God, have invaded Your inheritance; they have defiled Your holy temple and reduced Jerusalem to rubble.
- Psalm 79:11תָּ֤ב֣וֹא · reach YouMay the groans of the captives reach You; by the strength of Your arm preserve those condemned to death.
- Psalm 86:9יָב֤וֹאוּ׀ · will comeAll the nations You have made will come and bow before You, O Lord, and they will glorify Your name.
- Psalm 88:2תָּב֣וֹא · comeMay my prayer come before You; incline Your ear to my cry.
- Psalm 90:12וְ֝נָבִ֗א · that we may presentSo teach us to number our days, that we may present a heart of wisdom.
- Psalm 95:6בֹּ֭אוּ · O comeO come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.