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

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Root Family

בוא (Bo) — to come, to enter, to go in

Root בוא to come, to enter, to bring 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