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
- Psalm 95:11יְ֝בֹא֗וּן · enterSo I swore on oath in My anger, “They shall never enter My rest.”
- Psalm 96:8וּבֹ֥אוּ · and enterAscribe to the LORD the glory due His name; bring an offering and enter His courts.
- Psalm 96:13בָ֗א · He is coming; בָא֮ · He is coming…before the LORD, for He is coming—He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in His faithfulness.
- Psalm 98:9בָא֮ · He comes…before the LORD, for He comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness and the peoples with equity.
- Psalm 100:2בֹּ֥אוּ · comeServe the LORD with gladness; come into His presence with joyful songs.
- Psalm 100:4בֹּ֤אוּ · EnterEnter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise; give thanks to Him and bless His name.
- Psalm 101:2תָּב֣וֹא · will You comeI will ponder the way that is blameless—when will You come to me? I will walk in my house with integrity of heart.
- Psalm 102:1תָבֽוֹא׃ · comeA prayer of one who is afflicted, when he grows faint and pours out his lament before the LORD. Hear my prayer, O LORD; let my cry for help come before You.
- Psalm 102:13בָ֥א · has comeYou will rise up and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show her favor—the appointed time has come.
- Psalm 105:18בָּ֣אָה · [and] placedThey bruised his feet with shackles and placed his neck in irons,
- Psalm 105:19בֹּֽא־ · came true…until his prediction came true and the word of the LORD proved him right.
- Psalm 105:23וַיָּבֹ֣א · enteredThen Israel entered Egypt; Jacob dwelt in the land of Ham.
- Psalm 105:31וַיָּבֹ֣א · swarmedHe spoke, and insects swarmed—gnats throughout their country.
- Psalm 105:34וַיָּבֹ֣א · cameHe spoke, and the locusts came—young locusts without number.
- Psalm 105:40וַיָּבֵ֣א · and He broughtThey asked, and He brought quail and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
- Psalm 109:17וַתְּבוֹאֵ֑הוּ · may it fall on himThe cursing that he loved, may it fall on him; the blessing in which he refused to delight, may it be far from him.
- Psalm 109:18וַתָּבֹ֣א · may it soak intoThe cursing that he wore like a coat, may it soak into his body like water, and into his bones like oil.
- Psalm 118:19אָֽבֹא־ · that I may enterOpen to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter and give thanks to the LORD.
- Psalm 118:20יָבֹ֥אוּ · shall enterThis is the gate of the LORD; the righteous shall enter through it.
- Psalm 118:26הַ֭בָּא · he who comesBlessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD. From the house of the LORD we bless you.
- Psalm 119:41וִֽיבֹאֻ֣נִי · come to meMay Your loving devotion come to me, O LORD, Your salvation, according to Your promise.
- Psalm 119:77יְבֹא֣וּנִי · come to meMay Your compassion come to me, that I may live, for Your law is my delight.
- Psalm 119:170תָּב֣וֹא · comeMay my plea come before You; rescue me according to Your promise.
- Psalm 121:1יָבֹ֥א · comeA song of ascents. I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come?
- Psalm 121:8וּבוֹאֶ֑ךָ · your comingThe LORD will watch over your coming and going, both now and forevermore.
- Psalm 126:6בֹּֽ֬א־ · will surely return; יָב֥וֹאHe who goes out weeping, bearing a trail of seed, will surely return with shouts of joy, carrying sheaves of grain.
- Psalm 132:3אָ֭בֹא · enter“I will not enter my house or get into my bed,
- Psalm 132:7נָב֥וֹאָה · Let us goLet us go to His dwelling place; let us worship at His footstool.
- Psalm 143:2תָּב֣וֹא · bringDo not bring Your servant into judgment, for no one alive is righteous before You.
- Proverbs 1:26בְּבֹ֣א · strikes you…in turn I will mock your calamity; I will sneer when terror strikes you,
- Proverbs 1:27בְּבֹ֤א · comes; בְּבֹ֥א · overwhelm you…when your dread comes like a storm, and your destruction like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish overwhelm you.
- Proverbs 2:10תָב֣וֹא · will enterFor wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will delight your soul.
- Proverbs 2:19בָּ֭אֶיהָ · who go to herNone who go to her return or negotiate the paths of life.
- Proverbs 3:25תָבֹֽא׃ · overtakesDo not fear sudden danger or the ruin that overtakes the wicked,
- Proverbs 4:14תָּבֹ֑א · set footDo not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers.
- Proverbs 6:3בָ֤אתָ · you have fallen…then do this, my son, to free yourself, for you have fallen into your neighbor’s hands: Go, humble yourself, and press your plea with your neighbor.
- Proverbs 6:11וּבָֽא־ · will come upon you…and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.
- Proverbs 6:15יָב֣וֹא · will come upon himTherefore calamity will come upon him suddenly; in an instant he will be shattered beyond recovery.
- Proverbs 6:29הַ֭בָּא · is he who sleeps withSo is he who sleeps with another man’s wife; no one who touches her will go unpunished.
- Proverbs 7:20יָבֹ֥א · and will not returnHe took with him a bag of money and will not return till the moon is full.”
- Proverbs 7:22יָב֑וֹא · goingHe follows her on impulse, like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer bounding into a trap,
- Proverbs 10:24תְבוֹאֶ֑נּוּ · will overtake himWhat the wicked man dreads will overtake him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
- Proverbs 11:2בָּֽא־ · comes; וַיָּבֹ֣א · followsWhen pride comes, disgrace follows, but with humility comes wisdom.
- Proverbs 11:8וַיָּבֹ֖א · goes inThe righteous man is delivered from trouble; in his place the wicked man goes in.
- Proverbs 11:27תְבוֹאֶֽנּוּ׃ · will comeHe who searches out good finds favor, but evil will come to him who seeks it.
- Proverbs 13:12בָאָֽה׃ · fulfilledHope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.