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
- Isaiah 37:34בָּ֖א · he came; יָב֖וֹאHe will go back the way he came, and he will not enter this city,’ declares the LORD.
- Isaiah 38:1וַיָּב֣וֹא · cameIn those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came to him and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Put your house in order, for you are about to die; you will not recover.’”
- Isaiah 39:3וַיָּבֹא֙ · went; יָבֹ֣אוּ · come from; בָּ֥אוּ · They cameThen the prophet Isaiah went to King Hezekiah and asked, “Where did those men come from, and what did they say to you?” “They came to me from a distant land,” Hezekiah replied, “from Babylon.”
- Isaiah 39:6בָּאִים֒ · comeThe time will surely come when everything in your palace and all that your fathers have stored up until this day will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left, says the LORD.
- Isaiah 40:10יָב֔וֹא · comesBehold, the Lord GOD comes with might, and His arm establishes His rule. His reward is with Him, and His recompense accompanies Him.
- Isaiah 41:3יָבֽוֹא׃ · touchingHe pursues them, going on safely, hardly touching the path with his feet.
- Isaiah 41:22הַבָּא֖וֹת · what is coming“Let them come and tell us what will happen. Tell the former things, so that we may reflect on them and know the outcome. Or announce to us what is coming.
- Isaiah 41:25וְיָבֹ֤א · He will march overI have raised up one from the north, and he has come—one from the east who calls on My name. He will march over rulers as if they were mortar, like a potter who treads the clay.
- Isaiah 42:9בָ֑אוּ · have happenedBehold, the former things have happened, and now I declare new things. Before they spring forth I proclaim them to you.”
- Isaiah 43:5אָבִ֣יא · I will bringDo not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east and gather you from the west.
- Isaiah 43:6הָבִ֤יאִי · BringI will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’ and to the south, ‘Do not hold them back!’ Bring My sons from afar, and My daughters from the ends of the earth—
- Isaiah 43:23הֵבֵ֤יאתָ · broughtYou have not brought Me sheep for burnt offerings, nor honored Me with your sacrifices. I have not burdened you with offerings, nor wearied you with frankincense.
- Isaiah 44:7תָּבֹ֖אנָה · is to take placeWho then is like Me? Let him say so! Let him declare his case before Me, since I established an ancient people. Let him foretell the things to come, and what is to take place.
- Isaiah 45:20וָבֹ֛אוּ · ComeCome, gather together, and draw near, you fugitives from the nations. Ignorant are those who carry idols of wood and pray to a god that cannot save.
- Isaiah 45:24יָב֣וֹא · will comeSurely they will say of Me, ‘In the LORD alone are righteousness and strength.’” All who rage against Him will come to Him and be put to shame.
- Isaiah 46:11אֲבִיאֶ֔נָּה · I will bring it to passI summon a bird of prey from the east, a man for My purpose from a far-off land. Truly I have spoken, and truly I will bring it to pass. I have planned it, and I will surely do it.
- Isaiah 47:5וּבֹ֥אִי · and go“Sit in silence and go into darkness, O Daughter of the Chaldeans. For you will no longer be called the queen of kingdoms.
- Isaiah 47:9וְתָבֹאנָה֩ · will overtake; בָּ֣אוּ · They will comeThese two things will overtake you in a moment, in a single day: loss of children, and widowhood. They will come upon you in full measure, in spite of your many sorceries and the potency of your spells.
- Isaiah 47:11וּבָ֧א · will come; וְתָבֹ֨א · will happenBut disaster will come upon you; you will not know how to charm it away. A calamity will befall you that you will be unable to ward off. Devastation will happen to you suddenly and unexpectedly.
- Isaiah 47:13יָבֹ֖אוּYou are wearied by your many counselors; let them come forward now and save you—your astrologers who observe the stars, who monthly predict your fate.
- Isaiah 48:3וַתָּבֹֽאנָה׃ · and they came to passI foretold the former things long ago; they came out of My mouth and I proclaimed them. Suddenly I acted, and they came to pass.
- Isaiah 48:5תָּב֖וֹא · it came to passTherefore I declared it to you long ago; I announced it before it came to pass, so that you could not claim, ‘My idol has done this; my carved image and molten god has ordained it.’
- Isaiah 48:15הֲבִיאֹתִ֖יו · I have brought himI, even I, have spoken; yes, I have called him. I have brought him, and he will succeed in his mission.
- Isaiah 49:12יָבֹ֑אוּ · will comeBehold, they will come from far away, from the north and from the west, and from the land of Aswan.”
- Isaiah 49:18בָֽאוּ־ · they comeLift up your eyes and look around. They all gather together; they come to you. As surely as I live,” declares the LORD, “you will wear them all as jewelry and put them on like a bride.
- Isaiah 49:22וְהֵבִ֤יאוּ · They will bringThis is what the Lord GOD says: “Behold, I will lift up My hand to the nations, and raise My banner to the peoples. They will bring your sons in their arms and carry your daughters on their shoulders.
- Isaiah 50:2בָּ֜אתִי · when I arrivedWhy was no one there when I arrived? Why did no one answer when I called? Is My hand too short to redeem you? Or do I lack the strength to deliver you? Behold, My rebuke dries up the sea; I turn the rivers into a desert; the fish rot for lack of water and die of thirst.
- Isaiah 51:11וּבָ֤אוּ · and enterSo the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.
- Isaiah 52:1יָבֹא־ · enterAwake, awake, clothe yourself with strength, O Zion! Put on your garments of splendor, O Jerusalem, holy city! For the uncircumcised and unclean will no longer enter you.
- Isaiah 56:1לָב֔וֹא · is comingThis is what the LORD says: “Maintain justice and do what is right, for My salvation is coming soon, and My righteousness will be revealed.
- Isaiah 56:7וַהֲבִיאוֹתִ֞ים · I will bring themI will bring them to My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on My altar, for My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations.”
- Isaiah 57:2יָב֣וֹא · enterThose who walk uprightly enter into peace; they find rest, lying down in death.
- Isaiah 58:7תָּ֣בִיא · intoIsn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?
- Isaiah 59:14לָבֽוֹא׃ · enterSo justice is turned away, and righteousness stands at a distance. For truth has stumbled in the public square, and honesty cannot enter.
- Isaiah 59:19יָב֤וֹא · He will comeSo shall they fear the name of the LORD where the sun sets, and His glory where it rises. For He will come like a raging flood, driven by the breath of the LORD.
- Isaiah 59:20וּבָ֤א · will come“The Redeemer will come to Zion, to those in Jacob who turn from transgression,” declares the LORD.
- Isaiah 60:1בָ֣א · has comeArise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.
- Isaiah 60:4בָֽאוּ־ · and come; יָבֹ֔אוּ · will comeLift up your eyes and look around: They all gather and come to you; your sons will come from afar, and your daughters will be carried on the arm.
- Isaiah 60:5יָבֹ֥אוּ · will comeThen you will look and be radiant, and your heart will tremble and swell with joy, because the riches of the sea will be brought to you, and the wealth of the nations will come to you.
- Isaiah 60:6יָבֹ֑אוּ · will comeCaravans of camels will cover your land, young camels of Midian and Ephah, and all from Sheba will come, bearing gold and frankincense and proclaiming the praises of the LORD.
- Isaiah 60:9לְהָבִ֤יא · to bringSurely the islands will wait for Me, with the ships of Tarshish in the lead, to bring your children from afar, with their silver and gold, to the honor of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for He has glorified you.
- Isaiah 60:11לְהָבִ֤יא · may be broughtYour gates will always stand open; they will never be shut, day or night, so that the wealth of the nations may be brought into you, with their kings being led in procession.
- Isaiah 60:13יָב֔וֹא · will comeThe glory of Lebanon will come to you—its cypress, elm, and boxwood together—to adorn the place of My sanctuary, and I will glorify the place of My feet.
- Isaiah 60:17אָבִ֣יא · I will bring youInstead of bronze I will bring you gold; I will bring silver in place of iron, bronze instead of wood, and iron instead of stones. I will appoint peace as your governor and righteousness as your ruler.