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
- Proverbs 18:3בְּֽבוֹא־ · comes; בָּ֣אWith a wicked man comes contempt as well, and shame is accompanied by disgrace.
- Proverbs 18:6יָבֹ֣אֽוּ · bring himA fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating.
- Proverbs 18:17יָבֹא · comesThe first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
- Proverbs 21:27יְבִיאֶֽנּוּ׃ · broughtThe sacrifice of the wicked is detestable—how much more so when brought with ill intent!
- Proverbs 22:24תָבֽוֹא׃ · associateDo not make friends with an angry man, and do not associate with a hot-tempered man,
- Proverbs 23:10תָּבֹֽא׃ · encroachDo not move an ancient boundary stone or encroach on the fields of the fatherless,
- Proverbs 23:12הָבִ֣יאָה · ApplyApply your heart to instruction and your ears to words of knowledge.
- Proverbs 23:30לַ֝בָּאִ֗ים · who goThose who linger over wine, who go to taste mixed drinks.
- Proverbs 24:25תָּב֥וֹא · will come…but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and rich blessing will come upon them.
- Proverbs 24:34וּבָֽא־ · will come [upon you]…and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.
- Proverbs 26:2תָבֹֽא׃ · come to restLike a fluttering sparrow or darting swallow, an undeserved curse does not come to rest.
- Proverbs 27:10תָּ֭בוֹא · goDo not forsake your friend or your father’s friend, and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity; better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.
- Proverbs 28:22יְבֹאֶֽנּוּ׃ · awaits himA stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty awaits him.
- Proverbs 31:14תָּבִ֥יא · bringingShe is like the merchant ships, bringing her food from afar.
- Ecclesiastes 1:4בָּ֔א · goGenerations come and generations go, but the earth remains forever.
- Ecclesiastes 1:5וּבָ֣א · setsThe sun rises and the sun sets; it hurries back to where it rises.
- Ecclesiastes 2:12שֶׁיָּבוֹא֙ · successorThen I turned to consider wisdom and madness and folly; for what more can the king’s successor do than what has already been accomplished?
- Ecclesiastes 2:16הַבָּאִים֙ · to comeFor there is no lasting remembrance of the wise, just as with the fool, seeing that both will be forgotten in the days to come. Alas, the wise man will die just like the fool!
- Ecclesiastes 3:22יְבִיאֶ֙נּוּ֙ · can bring himI have seen that there is nothing better for a man than to enjoy his work, because that is his lot. For who can bring him to see what will come after him?
- Ecclesiastes 5:3בָּ֥א · comesAs a dream comes through many cares, so the speech of a fool comes with many words.
- Ecclesiastes 5:15כְּשֶׁבָּ֑א · as he arrivedAs a man came from his mother’s womb, so he will depart again, naked as he arrived. He takes nothing for his labor to carry in his hands.
- Ecclesiastes 5:16שֶׁבָּ֖א · a man is bornThis too is a grievous affliction: Exactly as a man is born, so he will depart. What does he gain as he toils for the wind?
- Ecclesiastes 6:4בָּ֖א · [a stillborn child] entersFor a stillborn child enters in futility and departs in darkness, and his name is shrouded in obscurity.
- Ecclesiastes 8:10וָבָ֗אוּ · who used to go inThen too, I saw the burial of the wicked who used to go in and out of the holy place, and they were praised in the city where they had done so. This too is futile.
- Ecclesiastes 9:14וּבָֽא־ · cameThere was a small city with few men. A mighty king came against it, surrounded it, and built large siege ramps against it.
- Ecclesiastes 11:8שֶׁבָּ֥א · to comeSo if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in them all. But let him remember the days of darkness, for they will be many. Everything to come is futile.
- Ecclesiastes 11:9יְבִֽיאֲךָ֥ · will bring youRejoice, O young man, while you are young, and let your heart be glad in the days of your youth. Walk in the ways of your heart and in the sight of your eyes, but know that for all these things God will bring you to judgment.
- Ecclesiastes 12:1יָבֹ֙אוּ֙ · comeRemember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of adversity come and the years approach of which you will say, “I find no pleasure in them,”
- Ecclesiastes 12:14יָבִ֥א · will bringFor God will bring every deed into judgment, along with every hidden thing, whether good or evil.
- Song of Solomon 1:4הֱבִיאַ֨נִי · bring meTake me away with you—let us hurry! May the king bring me to his chambers. We will rejoice and delight in you; we will praise your love more than wine. It is only right that they adore you.
- Song of Solomon 2:4הֱבִיאַ֙נִי֙ · He has brought meHe has brought me to the house of wine, and his banner over me is love.
- Song of Solomon 2:8בָּ֑א · he comesListen! My beloved approaches. Look! Here he comes, leaping across the mountains, bounding over the hills.
- Song of Solomon 3:4שֶׁ֤הֲבֵיאתִיו֙ · I had brought himI had just passed them when I found the one I love. I held him and would not let go until I had brought him to my mother’s house, to the chamber of the one who conceived me.
- Song of Solomon 4:8תָּב֑וֹאִי · ComeCome with me from Lebanon, my bride, come with me from Lebanon! Descend from the peak of Amana, from the summits of Senir and Hermon, from the dens of the lions, from the mountains of the leopards.
- Song of Solomon 4:16וּב֣וֹאִי · and come; יָבֹ֤א · comeAwake, O north wind, and come, O south wind. Breathe on my garden and spread the fragrance of its spices. Let my beloved come into his garden and taste its choicest fruits.
- Song of Solomon 5:1בָּ֣אתִי · I have comeI have come to my garden, my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh with my spice. I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends, and drink; drink freely, O beloved.
- Song of Solomon 8:2אֲבִֽיאֲךָ֛ · and bring youI would lead you and bring you to the house of my mother who taught me. I would give you spiced wine to drink, the nectar of my pomegranates.
- Song of Solomon 8:11יָבִ֥א · was to bringSolomon had a vineyard in Baal-hamon. He leased it to the tenants. For its fruit, each was to bring a thousand shekels of silver.
- Isaiah 1:12תָבֹ֔אוּ · you comeWhen you come to appear before Me, who has required this of you—this trampling of My courts?
- Isaiah 1:13הָבִיא֙ · BringBring your worthless offerings no more; your incense is detestable to Me. New Moons, Sabbaths, and convocations—I cannot endure iniquity in a solemn assembly.
- Isaiah 1:23יָב֥וֹא · comesYour rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and chasing after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, and the plea of the widow never comes before them.
- Isaiah 2:10בּ֣וֹא · GoGo into the rocks and hide in the dust from the terror of the LORD and the splendor of His majesty.
- Isaiah 2:19וּבָ֙אוּ֙ · Men will fleeMen will flee to caves in the rocks and holes in the ground, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth.
- Isaiah 2:21לָבוֹא֙ · They will fleeThey will flee to caverns in the rocks and crevices in the cliffs, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth.
- Isaiah 3:14יָב֔וֹא · bringsThe LORD brings this charge against the elders and leaders of His people: “You have devoured the vineyard; the plunder of the poor is in your houses.
- Isaiah 5:19וְתָב֗וֹאָה · come…to those who say, “Let Him hurry and hasten His work so that we may see it! Let the plan of the Holy One of Israel come so that we may know it!”
- Isaiah 5:26יָבֽוֹא׃ · they comeHe lifts a banner for the distant nations and whistles for those at the ends of the earth. Behold—how speedily and swiftly they come!
- Isaiah 7:17יָבִ֨יא · will bringThe LORD will bring on you and on your people and on the house of your father a time unlike any since the day Ephraim separated from Judah—He will bring the king of Assyria.”