בּוֹא
𐤁𐤅𐤀
Bo
H935 verb
SILEX Entry
Definition
A verb denoting the act of going, coming, or entering, usually indicating movement toward a point (frequently the speaker or a referent location). Used to express entry into a place, event or state, both literally (such as entering a city, house, or land) and figuratively (such as attaining a condition, being included, or happening). In causative (hiphil) stem, it frequently means to bring or cause to come, i.e., cause a person, thing, or event to enter or occur.
Semantic Range
to come (toward speaker or point of reference), to go (in context of entrance), to enter (a place, state, or condition), to bring or cause to come (in hiphil), to arrive, to happen or befall, to be included or initiated, to attain, to be carried in, to return, to bring forth, to invade (military), to be stricken (with age, idiomatically), to lead in, to fetch, to cause events to occur
Root / Etymology
From the root בוא, a common Semitic root with the basic sense of 'to come' or 'to enter.' In Hebrew, it is a primitive root, meaning it is not derived from a simpler verb.
Historical & Contextual Notes
בּוֹא is one of the most frequent verbs of motion in Biblical Hebrew. In early Israelite narrative, it appears in reference to physical arrival (people coming to places, entering lands, going in to houses, etc.) and events arriving (such as seasons or outcomes). Its use expands into abstract domains by the monarchic and exilic periods, encompassing events befalling someone, fulfillment of words or prophecies, and transitions into conditions or states (e.g., coming of age, becoming stricken in years). In later periods (Second Temple, post-exilic), it maintains its central meaning but is used in administrative and ritual contexts as well (such as entering the temple or participating in communal events). The causative hiphil stem is especially common for conveying that someone or something is being brought in or introduced. בּוֹא often stands in contrast with יָצָא (yatza, 'to go out'), highlighting the crossings of boundaries. English translations gloss it broadly as 'come,' 'go,' 'enter,' or 'bring,' but these do not cover the full valency of the verb in Hebrew, which also includes idiomatic uses (e.g., 'come upon' in the sense of 'befall,' or 'come to pass'). The concept of entry is broader in Hebrew, encompassing arrival, initiation, and inclusion, sometimes where later languages (including English) would prefer more specific verbs.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
a primitive root; to go or come (in a wide variety of applications); abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat, [phrase] employ, (cause to) enter (in, into, -tering, -trance, -try), be fallen, fetch, [phrase] follow, get, give, go (down, in, to war), grant, [phrase] have, [idiom] indeed, (in-) vade, lead, lift (up), mention, pull in, put, resort, run (down), send, set, [idiom] (well) stricken (in age), [idiom] surely, take (in), way.
Bantu Hebrew
No Bantu Hebrew comparisons have been recorded for this word yet.
Root Family
בוא (Bo) — to come, to enter, to go in
| Strong's | Lemma | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
| H3996 | מָבוֹא | in the entrance |
| H3997 | מְבוֹאָה | entrances of |
| H4126 | מוֹבָא | your entrances |
| H8393 | תְּבוּאָה | in the yields |
| H872 | בְּאָה | in the entrance |
Word Forms
280 distinct forms
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | SIBI-P2 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H935-211 |
וַ/יָּבֹא֙ | vayavo | HC/Vqw3ms |
and came | and he came | and he came | 263 |
H935-212 |
וַ/יָּבֹ֡אוּ | vayavou | HC/Vqw3mp |
and they came | they came | they came | 188 |
H935-08 |
בָּ֤א | ba | HVqp3ms |
came | he came | he came | 175 |
H935-262 |
יָבֹ֥א | yavo | HVqi3ms |
comes | he comes | he comes | 158 |
H935-23 |
בָּ֥אוּ | bau | HVqp3cp |
came | they came | they came | 88 |
H935-124 |
תָב֖וֹא | tavo | HVqi2ms |
will come | you will come | you will come | 87 |
H935-102 |
לָ/ב֨וֹא | lavo | HR/Vqc |
to come | to come in | to come in | 81 |
H935-168 |
בָֽא | va | HVqp3ms |
came | he came | he came | 63 |
H935-150 |
וּ/בָא֙ | uva | HC/Vqq3ms |
and comes | and he came | and he came | 53 |
H935-263 |
יָבֹ֜אוּ | yavou | HVqi3mp |
shall come | they come | they come | 52 |
Occurrences in Scripture
2592 occurrences
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | SIBI-P2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H935-207 |
Genesis 2:19 | וַ/יָּבֵא֙ | vayave | HC/Vhw3ms |
and brought | and he brought in | and he brought in |
H935-213 |
Genesis 2:22 | וַ/יְבִאֶ֖/הָ | vayevieha | HC/Vhw3ms/Sp3fs |
and brought her | and he brought her in | and he brought her in |
H935-207 |
Genesis 4:3 | וַ/יָּבֵ֨א | vayave | HC/Vhw3ms |
Cain brought | and he brought in | and he brought |
H935-74 |
Genesis 4:4 | הֵבִ֥יא | hevi | HVhp3ms |
brought | he caused to come in | he brought |
H935-263 |
Genesis 6:4 | יָבֹ֜אוּ | yavou | HVqi3mp |
came | they come | they came |
H935-08 |
Genesis 6:13 | בָּ֣א | ba | HVqp3ms |
has come | he came | has come |
H935-107 |
Genesis 6:17 | מֵבִ֨יא | mevi | HVhrmsa |
am bringing | bringing in | am bringing |
H935-156 |
Genesis 6:18 | וּ/בָאתָ֙ | uvata | HC/Vqq2ms |
and you shall come | and you came | and you shall come |
H935-122 |
Genesis 6:19 | תָּבִ֥יא | tavi | HVhi2ms |
you shall bring | you will bring in | you will bring |
H935-263 |
Genesis 6:20 | יָבֹ֥אוּ | yavou | HVqi3mp |
shall come | they come | they come |
H935-33 |
Genesis 7:1 | בֹּֽא | bo | HVqv2ms |
Come | in him | come |
H935-211 |
Genesis 7:7 | וַ/יָּ֣בֹא | vayavo | HC/Vqw3ms |
went | and he came | and he came |
H935-23 |
Genesis 7:9 | בָּ֧אוּ | bau | HVqp3cp |
went in | they came | they came |
H935-08 |
Genesis 7:13 | בָּ֣א | ba | HVqp3ms |
entered | he came | he entered |
H935-212 |
Genesis 7:15 | וַ/יָּבֹ֥אוּ | vayavou | HC/Vqw3mp |
they went | they came | they came |
H935-223 |
Genesis 7:16 | וְ/הַ/בָּאִ֗ים | vehabaim | HC/Td/Vqrmpa |
and those that entered | and the coming ones | and those entering |
H935-23 |
Genesis 7:16 | בָּ֔אוּ | bau | HVqp3cp |
entered | they came | they entered |
H935-207 |
Genesis 8:9 | וַ/יָּבֵ֥א | vayave | HC/Vhw3ms |
and brought | and he brought in | and he brought in |
H935-190 |
Genesis 8:11 | וַ/תָּבֹ֨א | vatavo | HC/Vqw3fs |
and came | and she came | and she came |
H935-36 |
Genesis 10:19 | בֹּאֲ/כָ֥ה | boakhah | HVqc/Sp2ms |
as you go | your coming | as you come |
H935-36 |
Genesis 10:19 | בֹּאֲ/כָ֞ה | boakhah-2 | HVqc/Sp2ms |
as you go | your coming | as you come |
H935-36 |
Genesis 10:30 | בֹּאֲ/כָ֥ה | boakhah | HVqc/Sp2ms |
as you go | your coming | your coming |
H935-212 |
Genesis 11:31 | וַ/יָּבֹ֥אוּ | vayavou | HC/Vqw3mp |
and they came | they came | and they came |
H935-212 |
Genesis 12:5 | וַ/יָּבֹ֖אוּ | vayavou | HC/Vqw3mp |
they came | they came | they came |
H935-102 |
Genesis 12:11 | לָ/ב֣וֹא | lavo | HR/Vqc |
to enter | to come in | to enter |
H935-90 |
Genesis 12:14 | כְּ/ב֥וֹא | kevo | HR/Vqc |
when ... entered | as entering | when entering |
H935-36 |
Genesis 13:10 | בֹּאֲ/כָ֖ה | boakhah | HVqc/Sp2ms |
as you go | your coming | your coming |
H935-211 |
Genesis 13:18 | וַ/יָּבֹ֛א | vayavo | HC/Vqw3ms |
and came | and he came | and he came |
H935-08 |
Genesis 14:5 | בָּ֣א | ba | HVqp3ms |
came | he came | he came |
H935-212 |
Genesis 14:7 | וַ/יָּבֹ֜אוּ | vayavou | HC/Vqw3mp |
and they came | they came | they came |
H935-211 |
Genesis 14:13 | וַ/יָּבֹא֙ | vayavo | HC/Vqw3ms |
came | and he came | and he came |
H935-102 |
Genesis 15:12 | לָ/ב֔וֹא | lavo | HR/Vqc |
was going down | to come in | to go down |
H935-124 |
Genesis 15:15 | תָּב֥וֹא | tavo | HVqi2ms |
you shall go | you will come | you will come |
H935-09 |
Genesis 15:17 | בָּ֔אָה | baah | HVqp3fs |
had set | she came | had come |
H935-33 |
Genesis 16:2 | בֹּא | bo | HVqv2ms |
go | in him | go in |
H935-211 |
Genesis 16:4 | וַ/יָּבֹ֥א | vayavo | HC/Vqw3ms |
he went in | and he came | and he went in |
H935-187 |
Genesis 16:8 | בָ֖את | vat | HVqp2fs |
have you come | you came | you came |
H935-15 |
Genesis 18:11 | בָּאִ֖ים | baim | HVqrmpa |
advanced | the ones coming | advanced |
H935-61 |
Genesis 18:19 | הָבִ֤יא | havi | HVhc |
YHWH may bring | to bring in | may bring |
H935-46 |
Genesis 18:21 | הַ/בָּ֥אָה | habaah | HTd/Vqp3fs |
that has come | she came | which came |
H935-212 |
Genesis 19:1 | וַ֠/יָּבֹאוּ | vayavou | HC/Vqw3mp |
came | they came | they came |
H935-212 |
Genesis 19:3 | וַ/יָּבֹ֖אוּ | vayavou | HC/Vqw3mp |
and entered | they came | and they entered |
H935-23 |
Genesis 19:5 | בָּ֥אוּ | bau | HVqp3cp |
came | they came | they came |
H935-23 |
Genesis 19:8 | בָּ֖אוּ | bau | HVqp3cp |
they have come | they came | they have come |
H935-08 |
Genesis 19:9 | בָּֽא | ba | HVqp3ms |
came | he came | came |
H935-210 |
Genesis 19:10 | וַ/יָּבִ֧יאוּ | vayaviu | HC/Vhw3mp |
and brought | and they caused to enter | and they brought |
H935-35 |
Genesis 19:22 | בֹּאֲ/ךָ֖ | boakha | HVqc/Sp2ms |
you arrive | your coming | your coming |
H935-08 |
Genesis 19:23 | בָּ֥א | ba | HVqp3ms |
entered | he came | he came |
H935-102 |
Genesis 19:31 | לָ/ב֣וֹא | lavo | HR/Vqc |
to come | to come in | to come in |
H935-190 |
Genesis 19:33 | וַ/תָּבֹ֤א | vatavo | HC/Vqw3fs |
went | and she came | and she came |