בּוֹא
to enter
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H935
Strong's Hebrew
bôwʼ
Transliteration
/bo/
Pronunciation
Usage in the Hebrew Bible
2,592
appearances
Full lexicon entry — Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)
BDB Definition
to go in, enter, come, go, come in
- (Qal)
- to enter, come in
- to come
- to come with
- to come upon, fall or light upon, attack (enemy)
- to come to pass
- to attain to
- to be enumerated
- to go
- (Hiphil)
- to lead in
- to carry in
- to bring in, cause to come in, gather, cause to come, bring near, bring against, bring upon
- to bring to pass
- (Hophal)
- to be brought, brought in
- to be introduced, be put
Where this word appears
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Grammar key — what these labels mean
Part of speech
- Verb
- An action or state-of-being word.
- Noun
- A naming word — a person, place, thing, or idea.
Noun type
- Proper
- A name of a specific person, place, or people (e.g. Abraham, Zion, Israel).
- Common
- A common noun — a general class of person, place, or thing (“king,” “city,” “water”), not a specific name.
Stem
- Qal
- The basic, simple active stem — the plain form of the verb (“he wrote”). Here: ‘come in’
- Hiphil
- The causative active stem (“he caused / brought about”). Here: ‘cause to come in’
- Hophal
- The passive counterpart of the Hiphil (“he was caused to…”). Here: ‘be brought in’
Form
- Sequential Imperfect
- An imperfect with prefixed waw — the standard past-narrative form (waw-consecutive imperfect).
- Perfect
- A completed action or state — Hebrew marks aspect (completeness) more than strict tense (“he wrote”).
- Imperfect
- An incomplete, ongoing, or future action (“he will / would write”).
- Infinitive Construct
- A bound verbal noun, frequently with prepositions (“to write / in writing”).
- Participle Active
- A verbal adjective expressing ongoing or characteristic action (“writing / one who writes”).
- Sequential Perfect
- A perfect with prefixed waw continuing a preceding imperfect or command (waw-consecutive perfect).
- Imperative
- A direct command (“write!”).
- Jussive
- A third- or second-person volitional form expressing wish or command (“let him write”).
- Infinitive Absolute
- An unbound verbal noun, often intensifying or standing in for a finite verb.
- Participle Passive
- A verbal adjective expressing action received (“written”).
- Cohortative
- A first-person volitional form expressing wish or resolve (“let me / let us write”).
State
- Absolute
- The independent form of a noun, not bound to a following word.
- Construct
- A noun bound to a following noun in a possessive / “of” relationship (the construct chain).
Person
- 3rd Person
- The one spoken about (“he / she / it / they”).
- 2nd Person
- The one addressed (“you”).
- 1st Person
- The speaker (“I / we”).
Gender
- Masculine
- Grammatically masculine.
- Common
- Either gender — not distinguished for this form.
- Feminine
- Grammatically feminine.
Number
- Singular
- One.
- Plural
- More than one (in Hebrew, generally three or more).
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Job 43 verses
- Job 3:24 תָבֹ֑א Qal impf 3fs For my sighing comes before I eat, My groanings are poured out like water.
- Job 3:25 יָ֣בֹא Qal impf 3ms For the thing which I fear comes on me, That which I am afraid of comes to me.
- Job 3:26 וַ/יָּ֥בֹא conj + Qal wimpf 3ms I am not at ease, neither am I quiet, neither have I rest; But trouble comes."
- Job 4:5 תָּב֣וֹא Qal impf 3fs But now it is come to you, and you faint; It touches you, and you are troubled.
- Job 5:21 יָבֽוֹא Qal impf 3ms You shall be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, Neither shall you be afraid of destruction when it comes.
- Job 5:26 תָּב֣וֹא Qal impf 2ms You shall come to your grave in a full age, Like a shock of grain comes in its season.
- Job 6:8 תָּב֣וֹא Qal impf 3fs "Oh that I might have my request; That God would grant the thing that I long for!
- Job 6:20 בָּ֥אוּ Qal pf 3cp They were distressed because they were confident; They came there, and were confounded.
- Job 9:32 נָב֥וֹא Qal impf 1cp For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, That we should come together in judgment.
- Job 13:16 יָבֽוֹא Qal impf 3ms This also shall be my salvation, That a godless man shall not come before him.
- Job 14:14 בּ֝֗וֹא Qal inf.cs If a man dies, shall he live again? All the days of my warfare would I wait, Until my release should come.
- Job 15:21 יְבוֹאֶֽ/נּוּ Qal impf 3ms + sfx pers 3ms A sound of terrors is in his ears; In prosperity the destroyer shall come on him.
- Job 17:10 וּ/בֹ֣אוּ conj + Qal impv 2mp But as for you all, come on now again; I shall not find a wise man among you.
- Job 19:12 יָ֘בֹ֤אוּ Qal impf 3mp His troops come on together, Build a siege ramp against me, And encamp around my tent.
- Job 20:22 תְּבוֹאֶֽ/נּוּ Qal impf 3fs + sfx pers 3ms In the fullness of his sufficiency, distress shall overtake him: The hand of everyone who is in misery shall come on him.
- Job 21:17 וְ/יָבֹ֣א conj + Qal impf 3ms "How often is it that the lamp of the wicked is put out? That their calamity comes on them? That God distributes sorrows in his anger?
- Job 22:4 יָב֥וֹא Qal impf 3ms Is it for your piety that he reproves you, That he enters with you into judgment?
- Job 22:21 תְּֽבוֹאַתְ/ךָ֥ Qal impf 3fs + sfx pers 2ms "Acquaint yourself with him, now, and be at peace. Thereby good shall come to you.
- Job 23:3 אָ֝ב֗וֹא Qal impf 1cs Oh that I knew where I might find him! That I might come even to his seat!
- Job 27:9 תָב֖וֹא Qal impf 3fs Will God hear his cry, When trouble comes on him?
- Job 28:20 תָּב֑וֹא Qal impf 3fs Whence then comes wisdom? Where is the place of understanding?
- Job 29:13 תָּבֹ֑א Qal impf 3fs The blessing of him who was ready to perish came on me, And I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
- Job 30:26 וַ/יָּ֣בֹא וַ/יָּ֥בֹא conj + Qal wimpf 3ms conj + Qal wimpf 3ms When I looked for good, then evil came; When I waited for light, there came darkness.
- Job 37:8 וַ/תָּבֹ֣א conj + Qal wimpf 3fs Then the animals take cover, And remain in their dens.
- Job 37:9 תָּב֣וֹא Qal impf 3fs Out of its chamber comes the storm, And cold out of the north.
- Job 38:11 תָ֭בוֹא Qal impf 2ms And said, 'Here you may come, but no further; Here shall your proud waves be stayed?'
- Job 38:16 הֲ֭/בָאתָ ptcl inter + Qal pf 2ms "Have you entered into the springs of the sea? Or have you walked in the recesses of the deep?
- Job 38:22 הֲ֭/בָאתָ ptcl inter + Qal pf 2ms Have you entered the treasuries of the snow, Or have you seen the treasures of the hail,
- Job 41:13 יָבֽוֹא Qal impf 3ms Who can strip off his outer garment? Who shall come within his jaws?
- Job 41:16 יָב֥וֹא Qal impf 3ms One is so near to another, That no air can come between them.
- Job 42:11 וַ/יָּבֹ֣אוּ הֵבִ֥יא conj + Qal wimpf 3mp Hiphil pf 3ms Then came there to him all his brothers, and all his sisters, and all those who had been of his acquaintance before, and ate bread with him in his house. They comforted him, and consoled him concerning all the evil that Yahweh had brought on him. Everyone also gave him a piece of money, and everyone a ring of gold.
Psalms 66 verses
- Psalms 5:7 אָב֣וֹא Qal impf 1cs But as for me, in the abundance of your loving kindness I will come into your house: I will bow toward your holy temple in reverence of you.
- Psalms 18:6 תָּב֬וֹא Qal impf 3fs In my distress I called on Yahweh, And cried to my God. He heard my voice out of his temple, My cry before him came into his ears.
- Psalms 22:31 יָ֭בֹאוּ Qal impf 3mp They shall come and shall declare his righteousness to a people that shall be born, For he has done it.
- Psalms 24:7 וְ֝/יָב֗וֹא conj + Qal impf 3ms Lift up your heads, you gates; Be lifted up, you everlasting doors: The King of glory will come in.
- Psalms 24:9 וְ֝/יָבֹא conj + Qal impf 3ms Lift up your heads, you gates; Yes, lift them up, you everlasting doors: The King of glory will come in.
- Psalms 26:4 אָבֽוֹא Qal impf 1cs I have not sat with deceitful men, Neither will I go in with hypocrites.
- Psalms 35:8 תְּבוֹאֵ֣/הוּ Qal impf 3fs + sfx pers 3ms Let destruction come on him unawares. Let his net that he has hidden catch himself. Let him fall into that destruction.
- Psalms 36:11 תְּ֭בוֹאֵ/נִי Qal juss 3fs + sfx pers 1cs Don't let the foot of pride come against me. Don't let the hand of the wicked drive me away.
- Psalms 37:13 יָבֹ֥א Qal impf 3ms The Lord will laugh at him, For he sees that his day is coming.
- Psalms 37:15 תָּב֣וֹא Qal impf 3fs Their sword shall enter into their own heart. Their bows shall be broken.
- Psalms 40:7 בָ֑אתִי Qal pf 1cs Then I said, "Behold, I have come. It is written about me in the book in the scroll.
- Psalms 41:6 בָּ֤א Qal pf 3ms If he comes to see me, he speaks falsehood. His heart gathers iniquity to itself. When he goes abroad, he tells it.
- Psalms 42:2 אָב֑וֹא Qal impf 1cs My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?
- Psalms 43:4 וְ/אָב֤וֹאָה conj + Qal coh 1cs Then I will go to the altar of God, To God, my exceeding joy. I will praise you on the harp, God, my God.
- Psalms 44:17 בָּ֭אַתְ/נוּ Qal pf 3fs + sfx pers 1cp All this has come on us, Yet have we not forgotten you, Neither have we been false to your covenant.
- Psalms 45:15 תְּ֝בֹאֶ֗ינָה Qal impf 3fp With gladness and rejoicing they shall be led. They shall enter into the king's palace.
- Psalms 49:19 תָּ֭בוֹא Qal impf 2ms He shall go to the generation of his fathers. They shall never see the light.
- Psalms 50:3 יָ֤בֹ֥א Qal impf 3ms Our God comes, and does not keep silent. A fire devours before him. It is very tempestuous around him.
- Psalms 51:1 בְּֽ/בוֹא בָּ֝֗א prep + Qal inf.cs Qal pf 3ms Have mercy on me, God, according to your loving kindness. According to the multitude of your tender mercies, blot out my transgressions.
- Psalms 52:1 בְּ/ב֤וֹא בָּ֥א prep + Qal inf.cs Qal pf 3ms Why do you boast of mischief, mighty man? God's loving kindness endures continually.
- Psalms 54:1 בְּ/ב֣וֹא prep + Qal inf.cs Save me, God, by your name. Vindicate me in your might.
- Psalms 55:5 יָ֣בֹא Qal impf 3ms Fearfulness and trembling have come on me. Horror has overwhelmed me.
- Psalms 63:9 יָ֝בֹ֗אוּ Qal impf 3mp But those who seek my soul, to destroy it, Shall go into the lower parts of the earth.
- Psalms 65:2 יָבֹֽאוּ Qal impf 3mp You who hear prayer, To you all men will come.
- Psalms 66:12 בָּֽאנוּ Qal pf 1cp You allowed men to ride over our heads. We went through fire and through water, But you brought us to the place of abundance.
- Psalms 66:13 אָב֣וֹא Qal impf 1cs I will come into your temple with burnt offerings. I will pay my vows to you,
- Psalms 69:1 בָ֖אוּ Qal pf 3cp Save me, God, For the waters have come up to my neck!
- Psalms 69:2 בָּ֥אתִי Qal pf 1cs I sink in deep mire, where there is no foothold. I have come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.
- Psalms 69:27 יָ֝בֹ֗אוּ Qal juss 3mp Charge them with crime upon crime. Don't let them come into your righteousness.
- Psalms 71:3 לָ/ב֗וֹא prep + Qal inf.cs Be to me a rock of refuge to which I may always go. Give the command to save me, For you are my rock and my fortress.
- Psalms 71:16 אָב֗וֹא Qal impf 1cs I will come with the mighty acts of the Lord Yahweh. I will make mention of your righteousness, even of yours alone.
- Psalms 71:18 יָ֝ב֗וֹא Qal impf 3ms Yes, even when I am old and gray-haired, God, don't forsake me, Until I have declared your strength to the next generation, Your might to everyone who is to come.
- Psalms 73:17 אָ֭בוֹא Qal impf 1cs Until I entered God's sanctuary, And considered their latter end.
- Psalms 79:1 בָּ֤אוּ Qal pf 3cp God, the nations have come into your inheritance. They have defiled your holy temple. They have laid Jerusalem in heaps.
- Psalms 79:11 תָּ֤ב֣וֹא Qal impf 3fs Let the sighing of the prisoner come before you. According to the greatness of your power, preserve those who are sentenced to death;
- Psalms 86:9 יָב֤וֹאוּ Qal impf 3mp All nations you have made will come and worship before you, Lord. They shall glorify your name.
- Psalms 88:2 תָּב֣וֹא Qal impf 3fs Let my prayer enter into your presence. Turn your ear to my cry.
- Psalms 95:6 בֹּ֭אוּ Qal impv 2mp Oh come, let's worship and bow down. Let's kneel before Yahweh, our Maker,
- Psalms 95:11 יְ֝בֹא֗וּ/ן Qal impf 3mp + sfx n Therefore I swore in my wrath, "They won't enter into my rest."
- Psalms 96:8 וּ/בֹ֥אוּ conj + Qal impv 2mp Ascribe to Yahweh the glory due to his name. Bring an offering, and come into his courts.
- Psalms 96:13 בָ֗א בָא֮ Qal pf 3ms Qal pf 3ms Before Yahweh; for he comes, For he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, The peoples with his truth.
- Psalms 98:9 בָא֮ Qal pf 3ms Let them sing before Yahweh, For he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, And the peoples with equity.
- Psalms 100:2 בֹּ֥אוּ Qal impv 2mp Serve Yahweh with gladness. Come before his presence with singing.
- Psalms 100:4 בֹּ֤אוּ Qal impv 2mp Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, Into his courts with praise. Give thanks to him, and bless his name.
- Psalms 101:2 תָּב֣וֹא Qal impf 2ms I will be careful to live a blameless life. When will you come to me? I will walk within my house with a blameless heart.
- Psalms 102:1 תָבֽוֹא Qal impf 3fs Hear my prayer, Yahweh! Let my cry come to you.
- Psalms 102:13 בָ֥א Qal pf 3ms You will arise and have mercy on Zion; For it is time to have pity on her. Yes, the set time has come.
- Psalms 105:18 בָּ֣אָה Qal pf 3fs They bruised his feet with shackles. His neck was locked in irons,
- Psalms 105:19 בֹּֽא Qal inf.cs Until the time that his word happened, And Yahweh's word proved him true.
- Psalms 105:23 וַ/יָּבֹ֣א conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Israel also came into Egypt. Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
- Psalms 105:31 וַ/יָּבֹ֣א conj + Qal wimpf 3ms He spoke, and swarms of flies came, And lice in all their borders.
- Psalms 105:34 וַ/יָּבֹ֣א conj + Qal wimpf 3ms He spoke, and the locusts came, And the grasshoppers, without number,
- Psalms 109:17 וַ/תְּבוֹאֵ֑/הוּ conj + Qal wimpf 3fs + sfx pers 3ms Yes, he loved cursing, and it came to him. He didn't delight in blessing, and it was far from him.
- Psalms 109:18 וַ/תָּבֹ֣א conj + Qal wimpf 3fs He clothed himself also with cursing as with his garment. It came into his inward parts like water, Like oil into his bones.
- Psalms 118:19 אָֽבֹא Qal impf 1cs Open to me the gates of righteousness. I will enter into them. I will give thanks to Yah.
- Psalms 118:20 יָבֹ֥אוּ Qal impf 3mp This is the gate of Yahweh; The righteous will enter into it.
- Psalms 118:26 הַ֭/בָּא ptcl def.art + Qal ptcp.act ms Blessed is he who comes in the name of Yahweh! We have blessed you out of the house of Yahweh.
- Psalms 119:41 וִֽ/יבֹאֻ֣/נִי conj + Qal impf 3mp + sfx pers 1cs Let your loving kindness also come to me, Yahweh, Your salvation, according to your word.
- Psalms 119:77 יְבֹא֣וּ/נִי Qal impf 3mp + sfx pers 1cs Let your tender mercies come to me, that I may live; For your law is my delight.
- Psalms 119:170 תָּב֣וֹא Qal impf 3fs Let my supplication come before you. Deliver me according to your word.
- Psalms 121:1 יָבֹ֥א Qal impf 3ms I will lift up my eyes to the hills. Where does my help come from?
- Psalms 121:8 וּ/בוֹאֶ֑/ךָ conj + Qal inf.cs + sfx pers 2ms Yahweh will keep your going out and your coming in, From this time forth, and forevermore.
- Psalms 126:6 בֹּֽ֬א יָב֥וֹא Qal inf.abs Qal impf 3ms He who goes out weeping, carrying seed for sowing, Will assuredly come again with joy, carrying his sheaves.
- Psalms 132:3 אָ֭בֹא Qal impf 1cs "Surely I will not come into the structure of my house, Nor go up into my bed;
- Psalms 132:7 נָב֥וֹאָה Qal coh 1cp "We will go into his dwelling place. We will worship at his footstool.
- Psalms 143:2 תָּב֣וֹא Qal juss 2ms Don't enter into judgment with your servant, For in your sight no man living is righteous.
Proverbs 28 verses
- Proverbs 1:26 בְּ/בֹ֣א prep + Qal inf.cs I also will laugh at your disaster. I will mock when calamity overtakes you;
- Proverbs 1:27 בְּ/בֹ֤א בְּ/בֹ֥א prep + Qal inf.cs prep + Qal inf.cs When calamity overtakes you like a storm, When your disaster comes on like a whirlwind; When distress and anguish come on you.
- Proverbs 2:10 תָב֣וֹא Qal impf 3fs For wisdom will enter into your heart. Knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.
- Proverbs 2:19 בָּ֭אֶי/הָ Qal ptcp.act mp cs + sfx pers 3fs None who go to her return again, Neither do they attain to the paths of life:
- Proverbs 3:25 תָבֹֽא Qal impf 3fs Don't be afraid of sudden fear, Neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it comes:
- Proverbs 4:14 תָּבֹ֑א Qal juss 2ms Don't enter into the path of the wicked. Don't walk in the way of evil men.
- Proverbs 6:3 בָ֤אתָ Qal pf 2ms Do this now, my son, and deliver yourself, Seeing you have come into the hand of your neighbor. Go, humble yourself. Press your plea with your neighbor.
- Proverbs 6:11 וּ/בָֽא conj + Qal wpf 3ms So your poverty will come as a robber, And your scarcity as an armed man.
- Proverbs 6:15 יָב֣וֹא Qal impf 3ms Therefore his calamity will come suddenly. He will be broken suddenly, and that without remedy.
- Proverbs 6:29 הַ֭/בָּא ptcl def.art + Qal ptcp.act ms So is he who goes in to his neighbor's wife. Whoever touches her will not be unpunished.
- Proverbs 7:20 יָבֹ֥א Qal impf 3ms He has taken a bag of money with him. He will come home at the full moon."
- Proverbs 7:22 יָב֑וֹא Qal impf 3ms He followed her immediately, As an ox goes to the slaughter, As a fool stepping into a noose.
- Proverbs 10:24 תְבוֹאֶ֑/נּוּ Qal impf 3fs + sfx pers 3ms What the wicked fear, will overtake them, But the desire of the righteous will be granted.
- Proverbs 11:2 בָּֽא וַ/יָּבֹ֣א Qal ptcp.act ms conj + Qal wimpf 3ms When pride comes, then comes shame, But with humility comes wisdom.
- Proverbs 11:8 וַ/יָּבֹ֖א conj + Qal wimpf 3ms A righteous person is delivered out of trouble, And the wicked takes his place.
- Proverbs 11:27 תְבוֹאֶֽ/נּוּ Qal impf 3fs + sfx pers 3ms He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, But he who searches after evil, it shall come to him.
- Proverbs 13:12 בָאָֽה Qal ptcp.act fs Hope deferred makes the heart sick, But when longing is fulfilled, it is a tree of life.
- Proverbs 18:3 בְּֽ/בוֹא בָּ֣א prep + Qal inf.cs Qal pf 3ms When wickedness comes, contempt also comes, And with shame comes disgrace.
- Proverbs 18:6 יָבֹ֣אֽוּ Qal impf 3mp A fool's lips come into strife, And his mouth invites beatings.
- Proverbs 18:17 יבא וּ/בָֽא Qal impf 3ms conj + Qal wpf 3ms He who pleads his cause first seems right; Until another comes and questions him.
- Proverbs 22:24 תָבֽוֹא Qal impf 2ms Don't befriend a hot-tempered man, And don't associate with one who harbors anger:
- Proverbs 23:10 תָּבֹֽא Qal juss 2ms Don't move the ancient boundary stone. Don't encroach on the fields of the fatherless:
- Proverbs 23:30 לַ֝/בָּאִ֗ים prep det + Qal ptcp.act mp Those who stay long at the wine; Those who go to seek out mixed wine.
- Proverbs 24:25 תָּב֥וֹא Qal impf 3fs But it will go well with those who convict the guilty, And a rich blessing will come on them.
- Proverbs 24:34 וּ/בָֽא conj + Qal wpf 3ms So shall your poverty come as a robber, And your want as an armed man.
- Proverbs 26:2 תָבֹֽא Qal impf 3fs Like a fluttering sparrow, Like a darting swallow, So the undeserved curse doesn't come to rest.
- Proverbs 27:10 תָּ֭בוֹא Qal juss 2ms Don't forsake your friend and your father's friend. Don't go to your brother's house in the day of your disaster: Better is a neighbor who is near than a distant brother.
- Proverbs 28:22 יְבֹאֶֽ/נּוּ Qal impf 3ms + sfx pers 3ms A stingy man hurries after riches, And doesn't know that poverty waits for him.
Ecclesiastes 12 verses
- Ecclesiastes 1:4 בָּ֔א Qal ptcp.act ms One generation goes, and another generation comes; but the earth remains forever.
- Ecclesiastes 1:5 וּ/בָ֣א conj + Qal wpf 3ms The sun also rises, and the sun goes down, and hurries to its place where it rises.
- Ecclesiastes 2:12 שֶׁ/יָּבוֹא֙ ptcl rel + Qal impf 3ms I turned myself to consider wisdom, madness, and folly: for what can the king's successor do? Just that which has been done long ago.
- Ecclesiastes 2:16 הַ/בָּאִים֙ ptcl def.art + Qal ptcp.act mp For of the wise man, even as of the fool, there is no memory for ever, seeing that in the days to come all will have been long forgotten. Indeed, the wise man must die just like the fool!
- Ecclesiastes 5:3 בָּ֥א Qal pf 3ms For as a dream comes with a multitude of cares, so a fool's speech with a multitude of words.
- Ecclesiastes 5:15 כְּ/שֶׁ/בָּ֑א prep + ptcl rel + Qal pf 3ms As he came forth from his mother's womb, naked shall he go again as he came, and shall take nothing for his labor, which he may carry away in his hand.
- Ecclesiastes 5:16 שֶׁ/בָּ֖א ptcl rel + Qal pf 3ms This also is a grievous evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go. And what profit does he have who labors for the wind?
- Ecclesiastes 6:4 בָּ֖א Qal pf 3ms for it comes in vanity, and departs in darkness, and its name is covered with darkness.
- Ecclesiastes 8:10 וָ/בָ֗אוּ conj + Qal pf 3cp So I saw the wicked buried. Indeed they came also from holiness. They went and were forgotten in the city where they did this. This also is vanity.
- Ecclesiastes 9:14 וּ/בָֽא conj + Qal pf 3ms There was a little city, and few men within it; and a great king came against it, besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it.
- Ecclesiastes 11:8 שֶׁ/בָּ֥א ptcl rel + Qal pf 3ms Yes, if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in them all; But let him remember the days of darkness, for they shall be many. All that comes is vanity.
- Ecclesiastes 12:1 יָבֹ֨אוּ֙ Qal impf 3mp Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, Before the evil days come, and the years draw near, When you will say, "I have no pleasure in them;"
Song of Solomon 4 verses
- Song of Solomon 2:8 בָּ֑א Qal ptcp.act ms The voice of my beloved! Behold, he comes, Leaping on the mountains, Skipping on the hills.
- Song of Solomon 4:8 תָּב֑וֹאִי Qal juss 2fs Come with me from Lebanon, my bride, With me from Lebanon. Look from the top of Amana, From the top of Senir and Hermon, From the lions' dens, From the mountains of the leopards.
- Song of Solomon 4:16 וּ/ב֣וֹאִי יָבֹ֤א conj + Qal impv 2fs Qal juss 3ms Awake, north wind; and come, you south; Blow on my garden, that its spices may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, And taste his precious fruits. Lover
- Song of Solomon 5:1 בָּ֣אתִי Qal pf 1cs I have come into 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. Friends Eat, friends! Drink, yes, drink abundantly, beloved. Beloved
Isaiah 94 verses
- Isaiah 1:12 תָבֹ֔אוּ Qal impf 2mp When you come to appear before me, Who has required this at your hand, to trample my courts?
- Isaiah 1:23 יָב֥וֹא Qal impf 3ms Your princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves. Everyone loves bribes, and follows after rewards. They don't judge the fatherless, Neither does the cause of the widow come to them.
- Isaiah 2:10 בּ֣וֹא Qal impv 2ms Enter into the rock, And hide in the dust, From before the terror of Yahweh, And from the glory of his majesty.
- Isaiah 2:19 וּ/בָ֨אוּ֙ conj + Qal wpf 3cp Men shall go into the caves of the rocks, And into the holes of the earth, From before the terror of Yahweh, And from the glory of his majesty, When he arises to shake the earth mightily.
- Isaiah 2:21 לָ/בוֹא֙ prep + Qal inf.cs To go into the caverns of the rocks, And into the clefts of the ragged rocks, From before the terror of Yahweh, And from the glory of his majesty, When he arises to shake the earth mightily.
- Isaiah 3:14 יָב֔וֹא Qal impf 3ms Yahweh will enter into judgment with the elders of his people, And their leaders: "It is you who have eaten up the vineyard. The spoil of the poor is in your houses.
- Isaiah 5:19 וְ/תָב֗וֹאָ/ה conj + Qal impf 3fs + sfx h Who say, "Let him make speed, let him hasten his work, that we may see it; And let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw near and come, That we may know it!"
- Isaiah 5:26 יָבֽוֹא Qal impf 3ms He will lift up a banner to the nations from far, And he will whistle for them from the end of the earth. Behold, they will come speedily and swiftly.
- Isaiah 7:17 יָבִ֨יא בָ֔אוּ Hiphil impf 3ms Qal pf 3cp Yahweh will bring on you, on your people, and on your father's house, days that have not come, from the day that Ephraim departed from Judah; even the king of Assyria.
- Isaiah 7:19 וּ/בָ֨אוּ conj + Qal wpf 3cp They shall come, and shall all rest in the desolate valleys, in the clefts of the rocks, on all thorn-hedges, and on all pastures.
- Isaiah 7:24 יָ֣בוֹא Qal impf 3ms People will go there with arrows and with bow, because all the land will be briers and thorns.
- Isaiah 7:25 תָב֣וֹא Qal impf 2ms All the hills that were cultivated with the hoe, you shall not come there for fear of briers and thorns; but it shall be for the sending forth of oxen, and for the treading of sheep."
- Isaiah 10:3 תָּב֑וֹא Qal impf 3fs What will you do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which shall come from far? to whom will you flee for help? and where will you leave your glory?
- Isaiah 10:28 בָּ֥א Qal pf 3ms He is come to Aiath, he is passed through Migron; at Michmash he lays up his baggage;
- Isaiah 13:2 וְ/יָבֹ֖אוּ conj + Qal juss 3mp Set up an ensign on the bare mountain, lift up the voice to them, wave the hand, that they may go into the gates of the nobles.
- Isaiah 13:5 בָּאִ֛ים Qal ptcp.act mp They come from a far country, from the uttermost part of heaven, even Yahweh, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land.
- Isaiah 13:6 יָבֽוֹא Qal impf 3ms Wail; for the day of Yahweh is at hand; as destruction from the Almighty shall it come.
- Isaiah 13:9 בָּ֔א Qal pf 3ms Behold, the day of Yahweh comes, cruel, with wrath and fierce anger; to make the land a desolation, and to destroy the sinners of it out of it.
- Isaiah 13:22 לָ/בוֹא֙ prep + Qal inf.cs Wolves shall cry in their castles, and jackals in the pleasant palaces: and her time is near to come, and her days shall not be prolonged.
- Isaiah 14:9 בּוֹאֶ֑/ךָ Qal inf.cs + sfx pers 2ms Sheol from beneath is moved for you to meet you at your coming; it stirs up the dead for you, even all the chief ones of the earth; it has raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.
- Isaiah 14:31 בָּ֔א Qal pf 3ms Howl, gate; cry, city; you are melted away, Philistia, all of you; for there comes a smoke out of the north, and there is no straggler in his ranks.
- Isaiah 16:12 וּ/בָ֧א conj + Qal wpf 3ms It shall happen, when Moab presents himself, when he wearies himself on the high place, and shall come to his sanctuary to pray, that he shall not prevail.
- Isaiah 19:1 וּ/בָ֣א conj + Qal ptcp.act ms The burden of Egypt. Behold, Yahweh rides on a swift cloud, and comes to Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall tremble at his presence; and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it.
- Isaiah 19:23 וּ/בָֽא conj + Qal wpf 3ms In that day shall there be a highway out of Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrian shall come into Egypt, and the Egyptian into Assyria; and the Egyptians shall worship with the Assyrians.
- Isaiah 20:1 בֹּ֤א Qal inf.cs In the year that Tartan came to Ashdod, when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him, and he fought against Ashdod and took it;
- Isaiah 21:1 בָּ֔א Qal pf 3ms The burden of the wilderness of the sea. As whirlwinds in the South sweep through, it comes from the wilderness, from an awesome land.
- Isaiah 21:9 בָא֙ Qal pf 3ms and, behold, here comes a troop of men, horsemen in pairs. He answered, Fallen, fallen is Babylon; and all the engraved images of her gods are broken to the ground.
- Isaiah 22:15 בֹּא֙ Qal impv 2ms Thus says the Lord, Yahweh of Hosts, Go, get yourself to this treasurer, even to Shebna, who is over the house, [and say],
- Isaiah 23:1 מִ/בּ֔וֹא prep + Qal inf.cs The burden of Tyre. Howl, you ships of Tarshish; for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in: from the land of Kittim it is revealed to them.
- Isaiah 24:10 מִ/בּֽוֹא prep + Qal inf.cs The waste city is broken down; every house is shut up, that no man may come in.
- Isaiah 26:2 וְ/יָבֹ֥א conj + Qal impf 3ms Open you the gates, that the righteous nation which keeps faith may enter in.
- Isaiah 26:20 בֹּ֣א Qal impv 2ms Come, my people, enter you into your chambers, and shut your doors about you: hide yourself for a little moment, until the indignation be past.
- Isaiah 27:6 הַ/בָּאִים֙ ptcl def.art + Qal ptcp.act mp In days to come shall Jacob take root; Israel shall blossom and bud; and they shall fill the surface of the world with fruit.
- Isaiah 27:11 בָּא֖וֹת Qal ptcp.act fp When the boughs of it are withered, they shall be broken off; the women shall come, and set them on fire; for it is a people of no understanding: therefore he who made them will not have compassion on them, and he who formed them will show them no favor.
- Isaiah 27:13 וּ/בָ֗אוּ conj + Qal wpf 3cp It shall happen in that day, that a great trumpet shall be blown; and they shall come who were ready to perish in the land of Assyria, and those who were outcasts in the land of Egypt; and they shall worship Yahweh in the holy mountain at Jerusalem.
- Isaiah 28:15 יְבוֹאֵ֔/נוּ Qal impf 3ms + sfx pers 1cp Because you have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with Sheol are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come to us; for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:
- Isaiah 30:8 בּ֣וֹא Qal impv 2ms Now go, write it before them on a tablet, and inscribe it in a book, that it may be for the time to come forever and ever.
- Isaiah 30:13 יָב֥וֹא Qal impf 3ms therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall, swelling out in a high wall, whose breaking comes suddenly in an instant.
- Isaiah 30:27 בָּ֣א Qal pf 3ms Behold, the name of Yahweh comes from far, burning with his anger, and in thick rising smoke: his lips are full of indignation, and his tongue is as a devouring fire;
- Isaiah 30:29 לָ/ב֥וֹא prep + Qal inf.cs You shall have a song as in the night when a holy feast is kept; and gladness of heart, as when one goes with a pipe to come to the mountain of Yahweh, to the Rock of Israel.
- Isaiah 32:10 יָבֽוֹא Qal impf 3ms For days beyond a year shall you be troubled, you careless women; for the vintage shall fail, the harvest shall not come.
- Isaiah 35:4 יָב֔וֹא יָב֖וֹא Qal impf 3ms Qal impf 3ms Tell those who are of a fearful heart, Be strong, don't be afraid: behold, your God will come [with] vengeance, [with] the recompense of God; he will come and save you.
- Isaiah 35:10 וּ/בָ֤אוּ conj + Qal wpf 3cp and the ransomed of Yahweh shall return, and come with singing to Zion; and everlasting joy shall be on their heads: they shall obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
- Isaiah 36:6 וּ/בָ֥א conj + Qal wpf 3ms Behold, you trust on the staff of this bruised reed, even on Egypt, whereon if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust on him.
- Isaiah 36:17 בֹּאִ֕/י Qal inf.cs + sfx pers 1cs until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards.
- Isaiah 36:22 וַ/יָּבֹ֣א conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Then came Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and told him the words of Rabshakeh.
- Isaiah 37:1 וַ/יָּבֹ֖א conj + Qal wimpf 3ms It happened, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he tore his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of Yahweh.
- Isaiah 37:3 בָ֤אוּ Qal pf 3cp They said to him, Thus says Hezekiah, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of rejection; for the children have come to the birth, and there is no strength to bring forth.
- Isaiah 37:5 וַ/יָּבֹ֗אוּ conj + Qal wimpf 3mp So the servants of king Hezekiah came to Isaiah.
- Isaiah 37:24 וְ/אָבוֹא֙ conj + Qal impf 1cs By your servants have you defied the Lord, and have said, With the multitude of my chariots am I come up to the height of the mountains, to the innermost parts of Lebanon; and I will cut down the tall cedars of it, and the choice fir trees of it; and I will enter into its farthest height, the forest of its fruitful field;
- Isaiah 37:28 וּ/בוֹאֲ/ךָ֖ conj + Qal inf.cs + sfx pers 2ms But I know your sitting down, and your going out, and your coming in, and your raging against me.
- Isaiah 37:29 בָּ֥אתָ Qal pf 2ms Because of your raging against me, and because your arrogance is come up into my ears, therefore will I put my hook in your nose, and my bridle in your lips, and I will turn you back by the way by which you came.
- Isaiah 37:33 יָבוֹא֙ Qal impf 3ms Therefore thus says Yahweh concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come to this city, nor shoot an arrow there, neither shall he come before it with shield, nor cast up a mound against it.
- Isaiah 37:34 בָּ֖א יָב֖וֹא Qal pf 3ms Qal impf 3ms By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and he shall not come to this city, says Yahweh.
- Isaiah 38:1 וַ/יָּב֣וֹא conj + Qal wimpf 3ms In those days was Hezekiah sick to death. Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him, and said to him, Thus says Yahweh, Set your house in order; for you shall die, and not live.
- Isaiah 39:3 וַ/יָּבֹא֙ יָבֹ֣אוּ בָּ֥אוּ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Qal impf 3mp Qal pf 3cp Then came Isaiah the prophet to king Hezekiah, and said to him, What said these men? and from whence came they to you? Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country to me, even from Babylon.
- Isaiah 39:6 בָּאִים֒ Qal ptcp.act mp Behold, the days are coming, when all that is in your house, and that which your fathers have laid up in store until this day, shall be carried to Babylon: nothing shall be left, says Yahweh.
- Isaiah 40:10 יָב֔וֹא Qal impf 3ms Behold, the Lord Yahweh will come as a mighty one, and his arm will rule for him: Behold, his reward is with him, and his recompense before him.
- Isaiah 41:3 יָבֽוֹא Qal impf 3ms He pursues them, and passes on safely, even by a way that he had not gone with his feet.
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The Hebrew verb בוא centers on the idea of “to enter.” Debuting at Genesis 2:19, it then recurs through the corpus. It appears 2,307 verses across 39 books of the Hebrew Bible, among its most common vocabulary. As a verb its force shifts by stem, across 3 stems (Qal, Hiphil, and more). It shares a root with באה, מבוא and תבואה. For the data behind this summary, explore the sense tree and the renderings breakdown below.
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Strong's 1890 vs modern scholarship
Strong's · 1890
abide
Modern gloss
to enter
Strong's 1890 sometimes compressed multiple senses — or homonymous roots — under one number, and used 19th-century English phrasing that no longer carries the same connotation. The modern gloss reflects current BDB scholarship; open the Lexicon Entry tab for the full sense breakdown.
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Strong's H935 catalogs a Hebrew word from the Hebrew Old Testament.
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- 2,307
- distinct verses
- The word appears in 2,307 distinct verses.
- 39 / 39
- OT books
- The word appears in 39 of 39 Old Testament books.
- #14
- by frequency
- Top 25 most frequent Hebrew words (rank 14 of 8,640 Hebrew words by occurrence).
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- Prophets (Nevi'im) 1,213 verses · 53%
- Torah (Pentateuch) 570 verses · 25%
- Writings (Ketuvim) 524 verses · 23%
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- King James Version: Came 420×, Come 175×, Brought 98×
- American Standard Version: Came 379×, Come 123×, Brought 81×
- Berean Standard Bible: Came 212×, Come 112×, Went 85×
- unfoldingWord Literal Text: Came 327×, And 220×, Come 155×
King James Version Public Domain
Renders H935 across 2,573 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 509 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 6 further occurrences.
American Standard Version Public Domain
Renders H935 across 2,567 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 571 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
Renders H935 across 2,440 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 505 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 112 further occurrences.
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Renders H935 across 2,955 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 290 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
41 senses and sub-senses in the full BDB
Hebrew verbs can shift meaning by stem (binyan): Qal is the basic action, Niphal is often passive or reflexive, Piel often intensifies or makes it factitive, and Hiphil is typically causative. The senses below are grouped under the stem BDB assigns to each. This entry also uses Hophal (the passive of Hiphil).
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BDB uses these scholarly abbreviations:
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 𝔊 | the Septuagint (the ancient Greek translation, LXX) |
| 𝔙 | the Vulgate (the Latin translation) |
| 𝔖 | the Syriac version (the Peshitta) |
| 𝔗 | the Targum (the Aramaic translation) |
| ψ | the Psalms |
| √ | root (the underlying root or stem) |
| ‖ | parallel passage (a synonymous or contrasted parallel) |
| † | the dagger: every passage where the word occurs is cited |
The 41 senses and sub-senses the full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon distinguishes for this word, in lexicon order (not ranked by frequency), with BDB’s own verbatim wording and sub-sense lettering. Shown in Hebrew script with BDB’s own scholarly abbreviations. The condensed entry is in the Lexicon Entry tab. See also the Forms in the corpus table below.
Qal
- Pf. בָּא Gn 6:13 +; 3 fs. בָּ֫אָה Gn 15:17 +; sf. בָּאַתְנוּ ψ 44:18; 2 ms. בָּ֫אתָ Jos 13:1 +, בָּ֫אתָה 2 S 3:7; 2 fs. בָּאתְ Gn 16:8 Ru 2:12, וּבָאתְ consec. Ru 3:4 2 S 14:3 Mi 4:10; 3 pl. בָּאוּ Gn 7:9 +; 1 pl. בָּאנוּ Gn 32:7 + (בָּנוּ 1 S 25:8), etc.; Impf. יָבוֹא Gn 32:9 +, יָבֹא Gn 49:10 +; 3 fs. תָּבוֹא Gn 41:50 +; sf. תְּבוֹאָֽתְךָ Jb 22:21 (but text dub. v. Köi. 644); 2 ms. תָּבוֹא Gn 15:15 +; 2 fs. תָּבוֹאִי Ru 3:17 +; 1 s. אָבוֹא Gn 33:14 +; cohort. אָבֹ֫אָה Ju 15:1, אָב֫וֹאָה Gn 29:21 +, וַתָּבֹאתִי 1 S 25:34 (Qr וַתָּבֹאת, but text prob. wrong, v. Köi. 647 Dr, read וַתָּבֹאִי); 3 pl. m. יָבוֹאוּ Gn 6:20 +, also (by textual error) בֹּאוּ Je 27:18 cf. Köi. 645, יְבֹא֑וּן ψ 95:11, sf. יְבֹאוּנִי ψ 119:77, וִיבֹאֻנִי v 41; 3 f. pl. תָּבֹאןָ Gn 30:38, תָּבוֹאנָה 1 S 10:7 +; תְּבֹאֶינָה 1 S 10:7 ψ 45:16, etc.; Imv. בּוֹא, בֹּא Gn 7:1 +, בֹּ֫אָה 1 S 20:21 1 K 13:7, בּ֫וֹאִי, בֹּ֫אִי 2 S 13:11 +; mpl. בֹּ֫אוּ Gn 45:17 +; Inf. בּוֹא, בֹּא Gn 39:16 +; sf. בֹּאִי, בּוֹאִי Gn 48:5 +, בּוֹאֲךָ 1 S 29:6 +, בֹּאֲכָה Gn 10:19 +, etc., בֹּאָם Gn 34:5 +, בֹּאָן Gn 30:38 cf. Ez 42:12 (where Co for בְּבוֹאָן reads לבוא להנה); Pt. בָּא Gn 33:1 +; f. בָּאָ֫ה Gn 29:6 +, הַבָּ֫אָה Gn 18:21 + (accent wrong Ew§ 331 b N.); pl. בָּאִים Gn 18:11 +; cstr. בָּאֵי Gn 23:10 +; f. abs. בָּאוֹת Gn 41:29; (see further on forms Köi. 634 f.);— e.g. Genesis 6:13
- 1. come in, sq. אֶל Gn 6:18; 7:9, 13, sq. בְּ Gn 19:8 & so (subj. רוּחַ) Ez 2:2; 37:10, sq. לְ Est 6:4, sq. ה—ָ loc. Gn 12:11; 41:57 Nu 14:24, sq. acc. (בית) Ju 18:18 2 K 11:19 cf. ψ 100:4 (שַׁעֲרָיו), & בָּאֵי שַׁעַר עִירוֹ Gn 23:10, 18; even of lifeless things 2 K 18:21, וּבָא בְכַפּוֹ (of broken reed) = pierce; of food and drink (sq. אֶל־) Dn 10:3 cf. Gn 41:21 (fat kine when eaten by lean kine); v. also (sq. בְּ) Nu 5:22, 24, 27; abs. Gn 7:16; 24:31 1 K 1:42; 14:6 cf. 2 K 11:5, 9 = 2 Ch 23:4, 8 +; more partic. e.g. Genesis 6:18
- a. opp. יָצָא, go out and come in (Sab. וצֿאם או בהאם Hal152) Jos 6:1 1 K 15:17 = 2 Ch 16:1 2 K 11:8 = 2 Ch 23:7; especially in sense of going about one’s affairs Dt 28:6; 19 Zc 8:10 ψ 121:8; id. + ישׁב 2 K 19:27 = Is 37:28; also sq. לִפְנֵי הָעָם etc. = act as ruler (judge) of, Nu 27:17 2 Ch 1:10 cf. 1 K 3:7; of leading an army 1 S 18:13, 16 cf. also Jos 14:11; v. further Dt 31:2 1 S 29:6 & sub c. infr. e.g. Joshua 6:1
- b. of taking part in worship of congregation Dt 23:2, 3(×2), 4(×2) + (sq. בְּ); or entering into tabernacle for priestly service Ex 28:29, 35 Lv 16:22 (all sq. אֶל־), Ex 28:30 (sq. לִפְנֵי יהוה), Lv 16:17 (sq. inf.) +. e.g. Deuteronomy 23:2
- c. of entering on official duty 2 K 11:9 = 2 Ch 23:8 1 Ch 27:1 (all opp. יצא). e.g. 2 Kings 11:9
- d. of bride coming into her husband’s house Jos 15:18 = Ju 1:14. e.g. Joshua 15:18
- e. of entering a woman’s tent or apartment (with implication coire cum femina, cf. Arabic بَآءٌ NH בִּיאָה coitio; on origin of this use of word cf. RSK 90, 167, 291) Ju 15:1 אֶל־אִשְׁתִּי הֶחָ֑דְרָה, 16;1 Gn 6:4; 16:2; 30:3; 38:8, 9; 39:14 Dt 22:13 2 S 12:24; 16:21; 20:3 Ez 23:44(×3) Pr 6:29 (all sq. אֶל־); sq. עַל־ Gn 19:31 Dt 25:5 יָבֹא עָלֶיהָ וּלְקָחָהּ לוֹ לְאִשָּׁה; cf. בָּאֶיהָ Pr 2:19;—subj. rarely woman Gn 19:34 2 S 11:4. e.g. Judges 15:1
- f. of associating with (sq. בְּ) Jos 23:7, 12 cf. Gn 49:6 בְּסֹדָם אַל תָּבֹא נַפְשִׁי (אַל־תֵּחַד ‖ בִּקְהָלָם). e.g. Joshua 23:7
- g. of entering into specific relations, בּ׳ בְאָלָה, בּ׳ בִבְרִית (v. אלה, ברית); בּוֹא בְדָמִים come into blood-guiltiness, became guilty of murder 1 S 25:26. e.g. 1 Samuel 25:26
- h. of burial, בּ׳ אֶל־קֶבֶר 1 K 13:22; 14:13 cf. תָּבוֹא אֶל־אֲבוֹתֶיךָ Gn 15:15 (‖ תִּקָּבֵר). e.g. 1 Kings 13:22
- i. of sun, set (go in, enter, cf. Assyrian erîb šamši COT Gn 19:23; opp. יצא go forth, rise) Gn 15:12, 17; 28:11 Ex 17:12; 22:25 Lv 22:7 Dt 16:6; 23:12; 24:13, 15 Jos 8:29; 10:13, 27 Ju 19:14 Ec 1:5 2 S 2:24; 3:35 1 K 22:36; 18:34; so also fig. Je 15:9 of calamity בּאה שִׁמְשָׁהּ בְּעוֹד יוֹמָם (‖ אֻמְלְלָה יֹלֶדֶת הַשִּׁבְעָה etc.), cf. Is 60:20; Mi 3:6 וּב׳ הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ עַל־הַנְּבִיאִים of ignorance and confusion. e.g. Genesis 19:23
- j. of harvest, come in = be gathered Lv 25:22 (cf. תְּבוּאָה); so of revenue (income) 1 K 10:14 = 2 Ch 9:13 (sq. לְ pers.),—opp. יצא be expended. k. in other phrases: וַתָּבֹא הָעִיר בַּמָּצוֹר 2 K 24:10 + and the city came into siege; cf. ψ 105:18 בַּרְזֶל בָּאָה נַפְשׁוֹ his soul came into iron (v. AV RVm; Che felt iron chains, cf. Ew Ol Hup Pe; 𝔗 Hi De al. iron came upon his soul); בָּא בַּיָּמִים come into (the) days, = advanced in age Gn 24:1 Jos 13:1; 23:1 (all ‖ זָקֵן); on 1 S 17:12 v. Dr e.g. Leviticus 25:22
- 2. come (approach, arrive) opp. הָלַךְ Gn 16:8 1 S 20:21 (cf. v 22) Ne 6:17 Ec 5:14, 15 (of birth opp. death); sq. אֶל־ pers. vel rei Gn 14:7; 37:23; sq. עַל־ Ex 18:23 2 Ch 20:24 (come up upon, almost = ascend); cf. also Lv 21:11 Nu 6:6; sq. לְ 1 S 9:12 2 Ch 29:17; sq. עַד Nu 13:22 Ju 15:14 2 S 16:5; cf. בָּאוּ בָנִים עַד־מַשְׁבֵּר 2 K 19:3 = Is 37:3 children have come to the birth; sq. עַד + אֶל 2 K 9:20 בָּא עַד אֲלֵיהֶם; sq. ָה loc. Ju 11:16 2 K 6:4; sq. acc. 1 S 4:12; 2 K 8:7 Je 32:24; cf. also La 1:4 בָּאֵי מוֹעֵד those coming to an appointed feast; abs. Gn 45:16 Joseph’s brethren are come, & often; also of lifeless things, ark of י׳ 1 S 4:6; wind Jb 1:19; so כַּסְפְּכֶם בָּא אֵלָ֑י Gn 43:23 your money came unto me = I received your money; our inheritance has fallen to us Nu 32:19 (c. אֶל־); so 1 S 9:16 its cry is come unto me, cf. Gn 18:21 Ex 3:9 La 1:22; of time, often of imminent future, especially in phr. הִנֵּה יָמִים בָּאִים Is 39:6 = 2 K 20:17 Je 7:32; 9:24; 16:14; 19:6; cf. also 1 S 26:10 Ez 7:7 +; of day of י׳ Jo 2:1; 3:4 Zc 14:1 Mal 3:2, 19, 23; also ptcp. as adj. הַיָּמִים הַבָּאִים Ec 2:16 cf. Je 47:4; as subst. הַבָּאוֹת Is 41:22 things to come, future things; & הַבָּאִים alone = adv. in (days) to come Is 27:6; partic. e.g. Genesis 16:8
- a. come with, i. e. come, bringing, sq. בְּ: אָבוֹא בֵיתְךָ בְעוֹלוֹת ψ 66:13; אָבוֹא בִּגְבֻרוֹת אדני י׳ ψ 71:16 (‖ אַזְכִּיר צִדְקָֽתְךָ) so Lv 16:3 & perhaps Pr 18:6—cf. בְּ III. 1. b. e.g. Psalms 66:13
- b. come upon, fall or light upon, of enemy, attack, sq. עַל־ Gn 34:27 1 S 11:12 cf. Gn 32:9 (sq. אֶל־); sq. sf. Jb 15:21, so also 20:22 Ez 32:11; of calamity, etc. Pr 10:24; 28:22 ψ 36:12; 44:18 (all c. sf.); sq. לְ Jb 3:25 (‖ אתה c. sf.) Is 47:9 (‖ בוא על); of blessing, sq. עַל־ Jos 23:15; sq. sf. Jb 22:21 (cf. Di) ψ 119:41, 77. e.g. Genesis 34:27
- c. come to pass, of signs, wonders, predictions, etc. Dt 13:3 Jos 23:14 1 S 9:6 (בֹּא יָבֹא) Is 42:9 Je 28:9 Pr 13:12 Jb 6:8 +. e.g. Deuteronomy 13:3
- d. Gn 6:13 קֵץ כָּל־בָּשָׂר בָּא לְפָנַי perhaps has presented itself before me (v. Kn), cf. La 1:22 supr. & 2 Ch 7:11 (where בוא for usual עלה); but perhaps (cf. Di) has come to pass before me, i. e. in my mind it is already a fact. e.g. Genesis 6:13
- e. † in phr. עַד־בּוֹאֲךָ עַזָּה Ju 6:4 cf. 11:33 1 S 17:52 2 S 5:25 1 K 18:46 (עַד־בֹּאֲכָה) until thou comest to = as far as; so also בּוֹאֲךָ (בֹּאֲכָה) alone, = as far as, or in the direction of, Gn 10:19(×2), 30; 13:10; 25:18 1 S 27:8 (all sq. ָה loc.) 1 S 15:7; so לְבֹא חֲמָת Nu 13:21; 34:8 Ez 48:1, cf. Ez 47:15 (in a different connexion לָבוֹא אפרתה Gn 35:16; 48:7); עַד לְבוֹא ח׳ Jos 13:5 Ju 3:3 1 Ch 13:5, cf. 5:9 2 Ch 26:8 Ez 47:20; מִלְּבוֹא ח׳ Am 6:14 1 K 8:65 2 K 14:25 2 Ch 7:8; of Isaac בָּא מִבּוֹא בְּאֵר לַחַי רֹאִי Gn 24:62 (but text dub.) e.g. Judges 6:4
- f. attain to וְעַד הַשְּׁלשָׁה לֹא בָא 2 S 23:19 = 1 Ch 11:21. e.g. 2 Samuel 23:19
- g. be enumerated הַבָּאִים בְּשֵׁמוֹת, lit. those coming with names 1 Ch 4:38. e.g. 1 Chronicles 4:38
- 3. go, i.e. walk, associate with (עִם) ψ 26:4, so c. אֵת Pr 22:24 (cf. הלך את 13:20 & התהלך את Gn 5:22, 24; 6:9). e.g. Psalms 26:4
- 4. go (cf. הלך) from speaker, but with limit of motion given Is 22:15 לֶךְ־בֹּא אֶל־, so Ez 3:4, 11; Gn 45:17 וּלְכוּ־בֹאוּ אַרְצָה כְּנָ֑עַן; 1 S 22:5 לֵךְ וּבָאתָ־לְךָ אֶרֶץ יְהוּדָה; Is 47:5 Jon 1:3 אֳנִיָּה בָּאָה תַרְשִׁישׁ a ship going to Tarshish; go to war יָבֹאוּ לַמִּלְחָמָה Nu 32:6. e.g. Isaiah 22:15
Hiphil
- Pf. הֵבִיא Gn 4:4 +; sf. הֱבִיאַנִי Dt 9:4 +, etc.; 2 ms. הֵבֵיאתָ Is 43:23, הֵבֵאתָ Gn 20:9 +, etc.; sf. הֲבִיֹאתַנִי 2 S 7:18 1 Ch 17:16, הֲבִיאֹתָנוּ Nu 16:14, הֲבֵתָנוּ ψ 66:11; 1 s. הֵבֵאתִי Gn 31:39 +, והבאיתי Je 25:13 Kt (Qr וְהֵבֵאתִי); sf. וַהֲבִיאוֹתִיךָ Ez 38:16 +, הֲבֵאתִיהָ Is 37:26, etc.; 3 pl. הֵבִיאוּ Gn 43:2 +; sf. הֱבִיאוּהוּ 2 Ch 28:27 etc.; 2 mpl. הֲבֵאתֶם Nu 20:4 +; וַהֲבִיאֹתֶם 1 S 16:17; 1 pl. sf. הֲבִיאֹנֻם Nu 32:17; Impf. יָבִיא (יָבִא) Lv 4:32 +, וַיָּבֵא Gn 2:19 +; sf. וַיְבִיאֵנִי Ez 40:17, etc.; 2 ms. תָּבִיא Jb 14:3; sf. תְּבִיאֵהוּ Je 13:1, וַתְּבִיאֵם Ne 9:23, תְּבִאֵ֗מוֹ Ex 15:17, אָבִיא Ex 11:1 + (אָבִי 1 K 21:29 Mi 1:15), etc.; Imv. הָבֵא Gn 43:16 Ex 4:6, הָבֵיא 1 S 20:40, הָבִיאָה Gn 27:7 +; fs. הָבִיאִי 2 S 13:10 +, etc.; Inf. abs. הָבֵא Hg 1:6; cstr. הָבִיא Gn 18:19 +; Pt. מֵבִיא ψ 74:5 +, מֵבִי 1 K 21:21 + 3 times, מְבִיאֲךָ Dt 8:7; pl. מְבִיאִים (מְבִאִים) 1 K 10:25 +; cstr. מְבִאֵי Je 17:26, מְבִיאֶיהָ Dn 11:6;— e.g. Genesis 4:4
- 1. cause to come in, bring in (conduct, lead, obj. persons and animals), sq. אֶל־ Gn 6:19 Ct 2:4; 3:4; sq. בְּ Lv 26:41 ψ 66:11; sq. לְ Ju 19:21 1 S 19:22; sq. לִפְנֵי Est 1:11, 17; sq. ָה loc. Gn 24:67; 46:7; sq. ָה + אֶל־ Gn 19:10, sq. acc. (חֶדֶר) Ct 1:4 2 K 9:2; also bring, carry in (lifeless things), sq. אֶל־ Nu 31:54 Mal 3:10; sq. בְּ Je 17:21; send, of sending (shooting) arrows (fig.) La 3:13; cf. Lv 26:36; of sending breath (רוּחַ) into dry bones Ez 37:5 (Co על); sq. לְ Ne 13:12; sq. ָה loc. Ex 26:33 2 K 20:20 וַיָּבֵא אֶת־הַמַּיִם הָעִ֑ירָה; sq. acc. (חֶדֶר) 2 S 13:10; also 2 Ch 15:18 (בֵּית); abs. 2 S 6:17; partic. e.g. Genesis 6:19
- a. opp. הוֹצִיא (bring out) Dt 9:28 (sq. אֶל־); especially in combination with הוֹצִיא lead out and in (to and from battle) Nu 27:17 1 Ch 11:2. e.g. Deuteronomy 9:28
- b. bring in women as wives for sons (sq. מִן הַחוּץ) Ju 12:9 (opp. שִׁלַּח הַחוּצָה). e.g. Judges 12:9
- c. bring into judgment וְאֹתִי תָבִיא בְּמִשְׁפָּט עִמָּ֑ךְ Jb 14:3 cf. Ec 11:9; 12:4. e.g. Job 14:3
- d. cause sun to go down Am 8:9 (symbol of judgment). e.g. Amos 8:9
- e. of harvest, bring in, gather 2 S 9:10 Hg 1:6 (opp. זרע) cf. Ne 13:15. e.g. 2 Samuel 9:10
- f. put staves into (בְּ) rings Ex 25:14; 37:5; 38:7 cf. 26:11 Lv 14:42; hand into (בְּ) bosom Ex 4:6(×2); girdle into (בְּ) water Je 13:1. e.g. Exodus 25:14
- g. other phrases, הֵבִיאוּ צַוָּ֯רָם בַּעֲבֹדַת אֲדֹנֵיהֶם Ne 3:5 put their necks to the work, etc.; fig. הביאו את־צואריכם בְּעֹל Je 27:12; הָבִיאָה לַמּוּסָר לֵבֶּ֑ךָ Pr 23:12 apply to instruction thy heart; וְנָבִא לְבַב חָכְמָה ψ 90:12 that we may gain a heart of wisdom. e.g. Nehemiah 3:5
- 2. cause to come, bring, bring near, etc. (animate obj.) sq. אֶל־ Gn 2:19, 22; 43:9 Lv 24:11 Nu 5:15; often of bringing Isr. to Canaan Ex 6:8; 23:23 +, cf. Is 14:2; 56:7 Ne 1:9; abs. Dt 4:38; 6:23; sq. לְ Gn 39:14, 17; sq. ָה loc. Ez 12:13; sq. הֲלֹם Ju 18:3, & עַד־הֲלֹם (fig. of Yahweh’s prospering care) 2 S 7:18 = 1 Ch 17:16; abs. Gn 46:32; also with lifeless obj., Gn 27:10 (sq. לְ), so 2 Ch 36:7; Gn 31:39 (sq. אֶל־); sq. acc. 2 K 12:5 2 Ch 36:18 Dn 1:2(×2); sq. ָה loc. Ex 26:33 Je 20:5; sq. לִפְנֵי 2 Ch 24:14; of ravens bringing food 1 K 17:6 (sq. לְ); of bringing presents Gn 43:26 1 S 9:7; 10:27 (all sq. לְ); cf. 1 S 17:18; especially offerings, sq. לְ Gn 4:3 Nu 15:25 Ne 10:35, 37 (לְבֵית), etc.; Lv 2:2 sq. אֶל־ of priest; abs. Gn 4:4 Lv 4:32; 23:14, 15 Mal 1:13(×2) 2 Ch 31:5; cf. also Ex 35:21, 22, 23, 24:(×2), 27, 29 (sq. לְ for) so 36:3 +; of time, cause a day to come La 1:21; cause cry to come (עַל־) Jb 34:28; = carry והב׳ בָּנַיִךְ בְּחֹצֶן Is 49:22 (‖ עַל־כָּתֵף נשׂא); carry God in (בְּ) the hand Jb 12:6 (cf. אֱלהַּ p. 43); allow to come, almost = invite Est 5:12 (sq. אֶל־) cf. v 10; partic. e.g. Genesis 2:19
- a. sq. עַל־ bring against, or upon, bring enemies against Je 25:9 cf. Ez 23:22; obj. sword Lv 26:25 Ez 5:17; 11:8; 14:17; 33:2; plague Ex 11:1; curse or calamity Gn 27:12 Dt 29:26 1 K 9:9 = 2 Ch 7:22 Jb 42:11 cf. Je 25:13; 36:31; 44:2; 49:8, 37 Ez 14:22; sin Gn 20:9; 26:10 Ex 32:21; cf. also sq. אֶל־ Je 32:42; 49:36. e.g. Jeremiah 25:9
- b. bring to pass 2 K 19:25 = Is 37:26 cf. 1 Ch 4:10 ψ 78:29. e.g. 2 Kings 19:25
- c. bring, bring forward, bring on the scene Mi 1:15 Zc 3:8. e.g. Micah 1:15
- d. bring for a purpose, sq. inf. ψ 78:71 עָלוֹת הֱבִיאוֹ לִרְעוֹת בְּיַעֲקֹב עַמּוֹ מֵאַחַר. e.g. Psalms 78:71
- e. bring, procure בְּנַפְשֵׁנוּ נָבִיא לַחְמֵנוּ La 5:9, ψ 90:12. e.g. Lamentations 5:9
Hophal
- Pf. הוּבָא Lv 10:18 +; 3 fs. הֻבָאת Gn 33:11 (v. infr.); 2 ms. הֻבָ֫אתָה Ez 40:4; 3 pl. הוּבְאוּ Gn 43:18; Impf. יוּבָא Lv 6:23 +, יוּבָ֑אוּ Je 27:22; Pt. מוּבָא 2 K 12:10 +; pl. מוּבָאִים Gn 43:18 Ez 30:11 + 23:42 (Co מרבדים), מוּבָאוֹת ψ 45:15;— e.g. Leviticus 10:18
- a. be brought in (of pers. and things), abs. Gn 43:18; sq. בית into a house Gn 43:18; temple 2 K 12:5, 10, 14, 17; 22:4 2 Ch 34:9, 14. e.g. Genesis 43:18
- b. be brought, sq. לְ Gn 33:11 (but 𝔊 read Hiph. I have brought), ψ 45:15; sq. אֶל־ unto Lv 6:23; 10:18; 13:2, 9; 14:2; cf. Ez 23:42 (but v. Co VB); sq. הֵ֫נָּה Ez 40:4; sq. בָּבֶ֫לָה Je 27:22; sq. inf. Lv 16:27 Ez 30:11; sq. מִן Je 10:9. e.g. Genesis 33:11
- c. be introduced, put, sq. בְּ, staves into rings Ex 27:7; vessel into water Lv 11:32. e.g. Exodus 27:7
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Word origin
vb. come in, come, go in, go (Assyrian bâʾu HptKAT 499, Ethiopic ቦአ Arabic بَآءَ return)—
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Origin: a primitive root
Jastrow Dictionary
A second Hebrew/Aramaic lexicon for comparison, covering Aramaic and post-biblical (Talmudic, Targumic, Midrashic) usage that the biblical-Hebrew BDB does not. Matched by lemma rather than by Strong’s number, so a lemma may carry more than one Jastrow headword (shown separately below), and the entries cover usage well beyond the Bible.
בּוֹא
- 1. to enter, come. R. Hash. I, 2 בָּאֵי העולם those come into the world, i.e. mortals. Ḥull. 54ᵇ בּוֹאֲכֶם בשלום be welcome!—Tanḥ. Vaëra 14; Midr. Till. to Ps. LXXVIII, 47, a. e. (play on ב̇ח̇נ̇מ̇ל̇ ibid.) [ב̇א נ̇ח̇ מ̇ל̇] ב̇א ח̇ן̇ מ̇ל̇ it (the locust) comes, encamps [rests], and plucks. Y. Shebu. VIII, 38ᶜ top, a. e. במקום שבאת, v. גְּזֵרָה.—Y. Peah I, 15ᶜ top, a. fr. יָבֹא עלי אם וכ׳ may (evil) befall me, if—; cmp. אֲתָא; Koh. R. to X, 8 אם לא יבא וכ׳ (corr. acc.).
- 2. with על (b. h. to have sexual connection. Kerith. I, 1; a. fr.
- 3. with לְיַד or לִידֵי to fall into the power of.—Aboth II, 1 ואין אתה בא לידי עבירה and sin will have no power over thee. Yoma 86ᵇ בא לידו דבר וכ׳ (not באת) he had the power (the chance) to commit a sin &c.; Kidd. 39ᵇ; a. fr.—בּוֹא וראה come and see (I will prove). Yoma l. c.; a. fr.
- 1. to bring, carry. Gitt. I, 1 המֵבִיא וכ׳ he who brings (as a messenger) a letter of divorce from abroad; a. fr.
- 2. to offer. Bicc. I, 1; a. fr.
- 3. to draw an object toward’s one’s self, opp. הוֹלִיךְ, v. הָלַךְ. Ḥull. II, 3 הוליך ולא ה׳ he put the knife out (in slaughtering) but did not draw it backward; ה׳ ולא וכ׳ or drew it toward himself but did not then move forward; a. fr.
- 4. to bring about, produce, cause. Aboth I, 17 מביא חטא begets sin; a. fr.
- 5. to lead, procure admittance. Ab. Zar. 20ᵇ Torah מביאה לידי וכ׳ (v. supra) leads to careful conduct &c. Ib. 18ᵃ אתה מְבִיאֵנִי וכ׳ wilt thou procure me (promise me) admittance into the world to come?; a. fr.
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Forms in the corpus
The 1,091 distinct written forms H935 takes in the Hebrew Bible, most frequent first — each parse links to that stem’s occurrences in the concordance. Hebrew forms include their vowel points and cantillation, so a single lemma takes many written forms.
The 60 most common forms are shown; 1,031 rarer forms follow in the full concordance.
Same root — word family
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Septuagint verse parallels
This word appears in 2,182 verses that also exist in the Greek Old Testament (Septuagint), out of the 2,307 Hebrew verses it occurs in. You can read those verses in Greek by switching the Old Testament edition to the Septuagint.
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- Genesis 2:19
- Exodus 1:1
- Leviticus 2:2
- Numbers 4:3
- Deuteronomy 1:7
- Joshua 1:11
- Judges 1:7
- Ruth 1:2
- 1 Samuel 1:19
- 2 Samuel 1:2
- 1 Kings 1:1
- 2 Kings 1:13
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