Word

בּוֹא

bôwʼ · H935 · Hebrew · 2,558 occurrences

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Meanings

to come in, to go, to arrive, to reach, to enter

Action by which objects and forces move towards a location in focus, either because of natural forces or the intervention of human hands

Examples
Genesis 15:12 Now when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and behold, terror and great darkness fell upon him.
to come, to go, to enter

Action by which humans, supernatural beings, animals and forces move towards a location in focus

Examples
Genesis 6:18 “But I will establish My covenant with you; and you shall enter the ark—you, your sons, your wife, and your sons’ wives with you.
to bring, to lead

Causative action by which humans, supernatural beings, animals, or forces cause other humans, supernatural beings, animals, object, and forces move towards a location in focus

Examples
Genesis 2:19 And out of the ground the LORD God formed every animal of the field and every bird of the sky, and brought them to the man to see what he would call them; and whatever the man called a living creature, that was its name.
to be besieged

Literally to come in siege, the process by which a town is surrounded by a group of people for purposes of war

Examples
2 Kings 24:10 At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon went up to Jerusalem, and the city came under siege.
Literally: to come (to a group); hence: state in which humans are considered part of a certain group (to be reckenoned (among a group), to be included (in a group))

Examples
1 Chronicles 11:21 Of the three in the second rank he was the most honored, and he became their commander; however, he did not attain the reputation of the first three.
1 Chronicles 11:25 Behold, he was honored among the thirty, but he did not attain the reputation of the first three; and David appointed him over his bodyguard.
Job 3:6 “As for that night, may darkness seize it; May it not rejoice among the days of the year; May it not come into the number of the months.
to enter into a covenant

Literally: (people) enter into a covenant; hence: action by which a group of people makes a solemn agreement among themselves to pursue a certain goal

Examples
2 Chronicles 15:12 They entered into the covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and soul;
1 Samuel 20:8 “So deal kindly with your servant, for you have brought your servant into a covenant of the LORD with you. But if I am guilty of wrongdoing, kill me yourself; for why then should you bring me to your father?”
Jeremiah 34:10 And all the officials and all the people obeyed who had entered into the covenant that each person was to set his male servant free and each his female servant, so that no one would keep them in bondage any longer; they obeyed, and set them free.
Literally: to being (someone) into the bond of a covenant; hence: action by which deities make a solemn agreement with humans (to take (someone) into the bond of a covenant)

Examples
Ezekiel 20:37 “I will make you pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant;
to intermarry

Literally: to come among (a nation); hence: action by which people from one group marry people from another group

Examples
Joshua 23:12 “For if you ever go back and cling to the rest of these nations, these which remain with you, and intermarry with them, so that you associate with them and they with you,
1 Kings 11:2 from the nations of which the LORD had said to the sons of Israel, “You shall not associate with them, nor shall they associate with you; they will certainly turn your heart away to follow their gods.” Solomon clung to these in love.
to become guilty of bloodshed

Literally: to come in bloodshed; hence: process by which humans become guilty of killing other humans

Examples
1 Samuel 25:26 “Now then, my lord, as the LORD lives, and as your soul lives, since the LORD has restrained you from shedding blood, and from avenging yourself by your own hand, now then, may your enemies and those who seek evil against my lord, be like Nabal.
Literally: to bring (sin or guilt upon someone else); hence: causative action by which entire groups are made to bear the responsibility for one individual's action (to bring (upon someone else))

Examples
Genesis 20:9 Then Abimelech called Abraham and said to him, “What have you done to us? And how have I sinned against you, that you have brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? You have done to me things that ought not to be done.”
Genesis 26:10 And Abimelech said, “What is this that you have done to us? One of the people might easily have slept with your wife, and you would have brought guilt upon us.”
Exodus 32:21 Then Moses said to Aaron, “What did this people do to you, that you have brought such a great sin upon them?”
Literally: (one's deeds) come (upon someone); hence: process by which humans are held responsible for their actions and will eventually be punished (to come (upon someone))

Examples
Judges 9:24 so that the violence done to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal would come, and the responsibility for their blood would be placed on their brother Abimelech, who killed them, and on the leaders of Shechem, who encouraged him to kill his brothers.
Literally: to bring (a case) to (a judge); hence: causative action by which humans confer a case to someone who has the authority to provide justice (to bring (a case))

Examples
Exodus 18:19 “Now listen to me: I will give you counsel, and God be with you. You be the people’s representative before God, and you bring the disputes to God,
Exodus 18:22 “Let them judge the people at all times; and let it be that they will bring to you every major matter, but they will judge every minor matter themselves. So it will be easier for you, and they will carry the burden with you.
Exodus 18:26 Then they judged the people at all times; they would bring the difficult matter to Moses, but they would judge every minor matter themselves.
to entrust, to commit to someone's charge

Literally: to bring (someone) on (someone else's hands); hence: causative action by which people in authority make other people responsible for someone else

Examples
2 Kings 10:24 Then they entered to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings. Now Jehu had stationed for himself eighty men outside, and he had said, “The one who allows any of the men whom I bring into your hands to escape shall give up his life in exchange.”
to put on trial

Literally: to bring (someone) into judgment; hence: causative action by which deities initiate a court case against humans

Examples
Job 14:3 “You also open Your eyes on him And bring him into judgment with Yourself.
Ecclesiastes 11:9 Rejoice, young man, during your childhood, and let your heart be pleasant during the days of young manhood. And follow the impulses of your heart and the desires of your eyes. Yet know that God will bring you to judgment for all these things.
Ecclesiastes 12:14 For God will bring every act to judgment, everything which is hidden, whether it is good or evil.
to trap in a net

Literally: to bring into a (trammel) net; hence: causative action by which deities bring animals into a trammel net, which is a metaphor for humans that are brought into a situation from which they cannot escape by themselves

Examples
Psalm 66:11 You brought us into the net; You laid an oppressive burden upon us.
to come to one's end or years

The process by which humans reach the end of a certain stage in their lives

Examples
Daniel 11:45 “And he will pitch the tents of his royal pavilion between the seas and the beautiful Holy Mountain; yet he will come to his end, and no one will help him.
Ezekiel 22:4 “You have become guilty by the blood which you have shed, and you have become defiled by your idols which you have made. So you have brought your days closer and have come to your years; therefore I have made you a disgrace to the nations, and an object of mocking to all the lands.
to come upon

Literally: (good or evil) comes upon someone; hence: process by which humans or deities experience good or bad in return for their actions

Examples
Genesis 42:21 Then they said to one another, “Truly we are guilty concerning our brother, because we saw the distress of his soul when he pleaded with us, yet we would not listen; for that reason this distress has happened to us.”
Genesis 18:19 “For I have chosen him, so that he may command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing righteousness and justice, so that the LORD may bring upon Abraham what He has spoken about him.”
Deuteronomy 28:2 “And all these blessings will come to you and reach you if you obey the LORD your God:
to come in, to appear, to arrive

Literally: to come; hence: process by which humans or deities arrive newly on the scene as if they have just arrived from another location

Examples
Deuteronomy 32:17 “They sacrificed to demons, who were not God, To gods whom they have not known, New gods who came lately, Whom your fathers did not know.
Psalm 71:18 And even when I am old and gray, God, do not abandon me, Until I declare Your strength to this generation, Your power to all who are to come.
Ecclesiastes 1:4 A generation goes and a generation comes, But the earth remains forever.
to bring, to bring about, to cause to happen

Literally: to bring (an event); hence: causative process by which deities cause events to take place

Examples
Genesis 41:29 “Behold, seven years of great abundance are coming in all the land of Egypt;
Genesis 6:17 “Now behold, I Myself am bringing the flood of water upon the earth, to destroy all flesh in which there is the breath of life, from under heaven; everything that is on the earth shall perish.
Genesis 41:35 “Then have them collect all the food of these good years that are coming, and store up the grain for food in the cities under Pharaoh’s authority, and have them guard it.
Literally: to bring (arrows) into (someone's) kidney; hence: causative action by which deities shoot arrows into someone's kidney, which is a metaphor for inflicting deep inner suffering (to shoot (arrows) into (someone's) kidney)

Examples
Lamentations 3:13 He made the arrows of His quiver Enter my inward parts.
to be acquitted

Literally: to enter (God's) righteousness; hence: process by which human behavior is restored to conform to the requirements of the divine law

Examples
Psalm 69:27 Add guilt to their guilt, And may they not come into Your righteousness.
to come to, to reach, to arrive

Literally: (information) come to (someone); hence: process by which humans or deities receive information about a certain event, either directly or indirectly

Examples
Genesis 18:21 “I will go down now and see whether they have done entirely as the outcry, which has come to Me indicates; and if not, I will know.”
Genesis 37:2 These are the records of the generations of Jacob. Joseph, when he was seventeen years of age, was pasturing the flock with his brothers, while he was still a youth, along with the sons of Bilhah and the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives. And Joseph brought back a bad report about them to their father.
Exodus 3:9 “And now, behold, the cry of the sons of Israel has come to Me; furthermore, I have seen the oppression with which the Egyptians are oppressing them.
to be listed by name, to be mentioned by name

Literally: to come with a name; hence: state in which the names of certain people are are listed specifically as opposed to others

Examples
1 Chronicles 4:38 these mentioned by name were leaders in their families; and their fathers’ houses spread out greatly.
to bring counsel, to give advice

Literally: to bring counsel; hence: causative action by which humans offer guidance and recommendations to (other) humans to help them take the right decisions

Examples
Isaiah 16:3 “Give us advice, make a decision; Cast your shadow like night at high noon; Hide the outcasts, do not betray the fugitive.
to marry

Literally: to enter (a woman's room); hence: action by which a man takes a woman as his lawful wife

Examples
2 Samuel 17:25 Absalom put Amasa in command of the army in place of Joab. Now Amasa was the son of a man whose name was Ithra the Israelite, who had relations with Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister of Zeruiah, Joab’s mother.
to be old

Literally: to come in days; hence: state in which humans are advanced in age

Examples
Genesis 18:11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old, advanced in age; Sarah was past childbearing.
1 Samuel 17:12 Now David was the son of the Ephrathite of Bethlehem in Judah, the man whose name was Jesse, and he had eight sons. And Jesse was old in the days of Saul, advanced in years among men.
Genesis 24:1 Now Abraham was old, advanced in age; and the LORD had blessed Abraham in every way.
to have at hand

Literally: to come in (one's) hand; hence: state in which humans are in possession of certain objects and these objects are close at hand

Examples
Genesis 32:13 So he spent the night there. Then he selected from what he had with him a gift for his brother Esau:
Literally: (a possession) come to (someone); hence: process by which humans receive an object in possession (to come (to someone), to receive)

Examples
Genesis 43:23 But he said, “Peace be to you, do not be afraid. Your God and the God of your father has given you treasure in your sacks; your money was in my possession.” Then he brought Simeon out to them.
Numbers 32:19 “But we will not have an inheritance with them on the other side of the Jordan and beyond, because our inheritance has come to us on this side of the Jordan toward the east.”
Isaiah 60:5 “Then you will see and be radiant, And your heart will thrill and rejoice; Because the abundance of the sea will be turned to you, The wealth of the nations will come to you.
to enter into peace

Literally: to enter peace; hence: process by which humans are freed from grief, anxiety, worries, and fear

Examples
Isaiah 57:2 He enters into peace; They rest in their beds, Each one who walked in his upright way.
to bring, to lead, to guide

Literally: to bring; hence: causative process by which deities lead humans through life until they reach a certain milestone

Examples
2 Samuel 7:18 Then David the king came in and sat before the LORD, and he said, “Who am I, Lord GOD, and who are the members of my household, that You have brought me this far?
1 Chronicles 17:16 Then King David came in and sat before the LORD, and said, “Who am I, LORD God, and what is my house that You have brought me this far?
Ecclesiastes 3:22 I have seen that nothing is better than when a person is happy in his activities, for that is his lot. For who will bring him to see what will occur after him?
to have sex, to have intercourse

Literally: to enter (a woman's room); hence: action by which a man has sexual intercourse with a woman

Examples
Genesis 6:4 The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of mankind, and they bore children to them. Those were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown.
Genesis 16:2 So Sarai said to Abram, “See now, the LORD has prevented me from bearing children. Please have relations with my slave woman; perhaps I will obtain children through her.” And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai.
Genesis 16:4 Then he had relations with Hagar, and she conceived; and when Hagar became aware that she had conceived, her mistress was insignificant in her sight.
to attain

Literally: to come (to a certain level); hence: state in which humans are equal or comparable to others with regard to a certain ability

Examples
2 Samuel 23:19 He was the most honored among the thirty, so he became their commander; however, he did not attain to the reputation of the three.
2 Samuel 23:23 He was honored among the thirty, but he did not attain the reputation of the three. And David appointed him over his bodyguard.
to withstand fire

Literally: to come in the fire; hence: state in which an object is unaffected by fire, in that it does not burst, break, or melt

Examples
Numbers 31:23 everything that can withstand the fire, you shall pass through the fire, and it will be clean, only it shall be purified with water for impurity. But whatever cannot withstand the fire you shall pass through the water.
to place, to put

Literally: to bring (an object to a certain location); hence: causative action by which humans place an object in a certain space

Examples
Exodus 25:14 “You shall put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, to carry the ark with them.
Exodus 26:11 “You shall also make fifty clasps of bronze, and you shall put the clasps into the loops and join the tent together so that it will be a unit.
Exodus 26:33 “You shall hang up the veil under the clasps, and bring in the ark of the testimony there within the veil; and the veil shall serve as a partition for you between the Holy Place and the Most Holy Place.
to reach full womanhood

Literally: to come to the youth of youths; hence, possibly: process by which a young woman reaches the time when her body becomes mature

Examples
Ezekiel 16:7 “I made you very numerous, like plants of the field. Then you grew up, became tall and reached the age for fine jewelry; your breasts were formed and your hair had grown. Yet you were naked and bare.
to place, to put

Literally: to bring (part of one's body into a certain location); hence: action by which humans place part of their body in a certain location

Examples
Exodus 4:6 The LORD furthermore said to him, “Now put your hand inside the fold of your robe.” So he put his hand inside the fold, and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous like snow.
Jeremiah 27:11 ‘But the nation that will bring its neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon and serve him, I will let remain on its land,’ declares the LORD, ‘and they will cultivate it and live in it.’”’”
Jeremiah 27:12 I spoke words like all these to Zedekiah king of Judah, saying, “Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon and serve him and his people, and live!
to lift up, to wield

Literally: to bring (an object) upward; hence: action by which humans lift up an object that they carry in their hand

Examples
Psalm 74:5 It seems like one bringing up His axe into a forest of trees.
Literally: to bring (one's) heart (to a matter); hence: action by which humans take a matter into consideration (to apply (one's) mind)

Examples
Proverbs 23:12 Apply your heart to discipline, And your ears to words of knowledge.
to determine, to decide

Literally: to come before (someone's) face; hence: process by which deities come to an conclusion as to how they are going to achieve a particular purpose

Examples
2 Chronicles 7:11 So Solomon finished the house of the LORD and the king’s palace, and successfully completed everything that he had planned on doing in the house of the LORD and in his palace.
Genesis 6:13 Then God said to Noah, “The end of humanity has come before Me; for the earth is filled with violence because of people; and behold, I am about to destroy them with the earth.
to join in taking an oath or put under oath

An action by which a group of people take a joint oath, or humans cause others to take one

Examples
Nehemiah 10:29 are joining with their kinsmen, their nobles, and are taking on themselves a curse and an oath to walk in God’s Law, which was given through Moses, God’s servant, and to keep and to comply with all the commandments of GOD our Lord, and His ordinances and statutes;
Ezekiel 17:13 ‘Then he took one of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. He also took away the mighty of the land,
to obtain a wise heart

Text unsure; literally: to bring a heart of wisdom; hence: process by which humans obtain the ability to think wisely

Examples
Psalm 90:12 So teach us to number our days, That we may present to You a heart of wisdom.
a ledge or offset

A narrow horizontal surface projecting from the side of a building, used as a support for side chambers

Examples
Ezekiel 41:6 The side chambers were in three stories, one above another, and thirty in each story; and the side chambers extended to the wall which stood on their inward side all around, so that they could be attached, but not be attached to the wall of the temple itself.
Lebo-Hamath

Lebo-Hamath, probably a town located in Syria, literally the entrance to Hamath, marking the northern boundary of the land promised to Israel

Examples
1 Chronicles 13:5 So David assembled all Israel together, from the Shihor of Egypt to the entrance of Hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.
Amos 6:14 “For behold, I am going to raise up a nation against you, House of Israel,” declares the LORD God of armies, “And they will torment you from the entrance of Hamath To the brook of the Arabah.”

How it’s used In 14 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Who or what does itSubject

2,522 occurrences in 379 groups

Not stated: he, she or it 457
Not stated: they 280
Not stated: you (one person) 162
Not stated (infinitive) 142
Not stated: I 136
Not stated (participle) 113
Other words · 278 groups that occur once or twice (340) 340

What it acts on, or what is saidObject

476 occurrences in 168 groups

וֹhim 57
הֶםthem 52
נִיme 27
רַעevil, bad 26
ךָּyou 16
הָher 16
Other words · 127 groups that occur once or twice (149) 149

Second objectAs in “call him Lord”

14 occurrences in 10 groups

קׇרְבָּןoffering 5
Other words · 9 groups that occur once or twice (9) 9

With prepositionsPrepositional phrases

1,630 occurrences in 758 groups

אֵלto, toward+ אֶרֶץland, earth, ground 52
אֵלto, toward+ נִיme 46
אֵלto, toward+ מֶלֶךְking 44
בin/on/with+ יוֹםday, time 41
לto/for+ פָּנִיםface, presence, before 40
אֵלto, toward+ בַּיִתhouse, household 37
Other words · 599 groups that occur once or twice (724) 724

With adverbsAdverbs

239 occurrences in 23 groups

לֹאnot 116
שָׁםthere 48
אַלnot, do not 17
עוֹדstill, again, yet 12
הֵנָּהthey 11
עַתָּהnow 9
Other words · 12 groups that occur once or twice (16) 16

Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive

10 occurrences in 5 groups

שַׁבָּתsabbath, (day of) rest 4
שַׁעַרgate 2
הָher 2
חֲמָתHamath 1
מוֹעֵדmeeting, appointed time, feast 1

Named alongside itApposition

33 occurrences in 25 groups

בֵּןson 4
אִישׁman, person, each 3
Other words · 23 groups that occur once or twice (27) 27

What it doesIt is the subject

22 occurrences in 16 groups

מוּתto die 3
בּוֹאto come, to go in, to bring 3
Other words · 14 groups that occur once or twice (16) 16

What is done to itIt is the object

64 occurrences in 18 groups

אָמַרto say 18
רָאָהto see 14
יָדַעto know 9
הָיָהto be, to become 3
נָתַןto give, to put, to set 3
שָׁמַעto hear, to listen, to obey 3
Other words · 12 groups that occur once or twice (14) 14

Second object ofSecond object

1 occurrences in 1 groups

שָׁמַעto hear, to listen, to obey 1

What it is said to bePredicate

12 occurrences in 9 groups

Other words · 9 groups that occur once or twice (12) 12

What is said to be itIt is the predicate

6 occurrences in 5 groups

אַתָּהyou 2
אָחbrother 1
מִיwho? 1
אָנֹכִיI 1
שְׁלִישִׁיthird 1

After prepositionsPrepositional phrases

232 occurrences in 7 groups

לto/for 107
בin/on/with 49
עַדto, as far as, until 30
כlike/as 29
מִןfrom 13
אַחַרafter, behind 7

In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive

1 occurrences in 1 groups

תָּוֶךְmiddle 1

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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In the other Testament 18 words

ἔρχομαι érchomai · G2064 · to come, to go, coming: Greek ἔρχομαι corresponds to Hebrew בּוֹא as the standard translation equivalent for motion toward a goal ('come/go'), entrance, and coming-to-pass.
εἰσέρχομαι eisérchomai · G1525 · to move into, to come into, to go into: Greek εἰσέρχομαι specifically denotes entrance or coming into a bounded space, whereas Hebrew בּוֹא encompasses a broader semantic range including entering, coming, arriving, bringing, and various idiomatic extensions; εἰσέρχομαι represents the subset of בּוֹא's usage focused on directional movement inward.
δεῦτε deûte · G1205 · here, hither, come here: Greek δεῦτε is specifically an imperative form ('come!' as a command or invitation), whereas Hebrew בּוֹא encompasses the broader semantic range of coming/entering in all moods and aspects; δεῦτε represents the hortatory/imperative subset of the come-motion concept.
διέρχομαι diérchomai · G1330 · to move on to, to go on to, to travel around through: διέρχομαι (diérchomai, G1330) specifically denotes traversing through or passing through a space, capturing the motion-through aspect of בּוֹא (bôwʼ, H935) in contexts where coming/entering involves passage through a territory or region, rather than simple arrival or entrance.
δύνω dýnō · G1416 · to sink, to set, to go down: Greek δύνω specifically denotes downward motion (setting of sun, going down), a specialized subset of Hebrew בּוֹא's broader motion-toward-a-destination semantics (come, enter, arrive); the alignment reflects contexts where בּוֹא describes sunset or descent where Greek idiomatically requires the 'down' component explicit.
εἰσάγω eiságō · G1521 · to lead into, to take into, to bring in: Greek εἰσάγω (eisagō) is the direct translational equivalent of Hebrew בּוֹא (bō') in contexts of bringing or leading into a place, sharing the core semantic of motion inward or introduction to a location.
εἴσοδος eísodos · G1529 · coming, arrival, welcome: בּוֹא (bôwʼ, H935) בּוֹא denotes the dynamic action of coming/entering (verb), while εἴσοδος (eísodos, G1529) εἴσοδος denotes the nominalized result or location of that action (entrance/entry as noun), representing a part-of-speech shift between semantically related concepts in the same semantic field of motion and access.
εἰσπορεύομαι eisporeúomai · G1531 · to move into, to come into, to go into: Greek εἰσπορεύομαι specifically denotes motion into an enclosed space or bounded region, whereas Hebrew בּוֹא carries broader motion-toward semantics including arrival, coming, and entering across diverse contexts; the Greek term consistently translates the 'enter' subset of בּוֹא's semantic range.
εἰσφέρω eisphérō · G1533 · to bring in, to carry in, to cause to: εἰσφέρω specifically denotes the 'carry/bring inward' sense of בּוֹא's broad semantic range, representing directional motion with an object toward an interior destination (temple, house, city), whereas בּוֹא encompasses the fuller spectrum of 'come/go/bring/enter' including intransitive motion and the extensive idiomatic uses shown in its gloss.
ἐμβαίνω embaínō · G1684 · to embark, to get into a boat, to go into: Greek ἐμβαίνω specifically denotes the physical act of stepping/embarking onto a vessel or into water, representing a specialized subset of Hebrew בּוֹא's broader semantic range of entering or coming into a location.
ἐπάγω epágō · G1863 · to cause to be, to make to be, to make: ἐπάγω (epágō, G1863) specializes the bringing/causing sense of בּוֹא (bôwʼ, H935) specifically toward inflicting harm, imposing judgment, or bringing calamity upon someone—a narrower register focusing on the adversative causative aspect of 'bringing to pass' negative consequences.
ἐπέρχομαι epérchomai · G1904 · to come to, to arrive, to attack: ἐπέρχομαι emphasizes the aspect of 'coming upon' or 'supervening' (arriving from above/upon something), often with connotations of sudden arrival or influence, whereas בּוֹא is the broader, unmarked Hebrew verb for simple motion-toward ('come', 'enter', 'arrive') without inherent directional overlay of 'upon-ness'.
ἥκω hḗkō · G2240 · to come to, to reach, to arrive: ἥκω (hḗkō, G2240) emphasizes the completion of arrival or the state of having come/being present, while בּוֹא (bôwʼ, H935) covers the broader semantic range of motion-toward including the process of coming, entering, and bringing, with or without emphasis on arrival completion.
ἄγε áge · G33 · properly, lead, i.e. come on: ἄγε (áge, G33) ἄγε functions as an imperative particle ('come!' or 'come on!') derived from the verb ἄγω ('to lead'), representing a specific hortatory/imperative register of the broad motion-toward semantics that בּוֹא (bôwʼ, H935) בּוֹא expresses across multiple verbal stems and constructions.
παραγίνομαι paragínomai · G3854 · to come, to arrive, to come to be present: Hebrew בּוֹא conveys the broad semantic range of 'come/go/enter' with extensive idiomatic extensions; Greek παραγίνομαι specifically denotes 'arrive/appear/come to be present' with emphasis on the moment of arrival or public appearance, functioning as a natural translation equivalent for the core motion-toward sense of בּוֹא in contexts where arrival or coming-to-presence is foregrounded.
πάρειμι páreimi · G3918 · to be present, to be here, to be there: πάρειμι emphasizes present arrival or current presence ('be at hand, be present'), while בּוֹא (bôwʼ, H935) covers the broader motion-to-goal spectrum including approach, entry, and resulting state; the Greek lexeme captures the perfective 'having arrived/now present' aspect that בּוֹא (bôwʼ, H935) can denote in context.
φέρω phérō · G5342 · to carry, to bear, to take along: φέρω focuses on the physical carrying/bearing action itself, while בּוֹא emphasizes the directional movement toward a destination or the state of arrival/entry; φέρω typically renders contexts where בּוֹא emphasizes bringing something along in the motion rather than the motion's terminus.
ἄγω ágō · G71 · to lead, to bring, to carry: Hebrew בּוֹא emphasizes entry or arrival into a state/location, while Greek ἄγω emphasizes the act of leading or bringing toward a destination; both denote directed motion with an endpoint, making them frequent translation equivalents despite differing perspectives (arrival vs. conveyance).

Semantic domains 28 entries

Move002002001012: The verb's most basic and frequent sense is physical motion into or toward a place, as when the LORD God brings the animals to the man in Genesis 2:19, making this domain of movement its most fundamental usage.
Arrange002002001001: It can describe bringing something into a fixed order or established position, as offerings or people are brought and set in their proper place, connecting it to this domain's sense of ordering or arranging.
Associate002003002002: The verb frequently describes bringing one person or thing into company with another, as the woman is brought to the man in Genesis 2:22, fitting this domain's sense of joining or associating.
Bear002003003003: It can describe bringing forth produce or offspring, an extended sense that overlaps with this domain's category of producing or yielding something.
Conflict002003002006: The verb is used in military contexts for an army coming against a city or people entering into battle, tying it to this domain's sense of hostile engagement.
Control002003002007: It can describe bringing someone or something under authority or into submission, connecting the verb to this domain's sense of exercising control.
End002003003010: The verb is used idiomatically for a period or state coming to its conclusion, as time 'comes' to its end, fitting this domain's sense of termination.
Engage002003003011: It describes entering into an undertaking or task, as one 'comes' to a work or responsibility, connecting it to this domain's sense of taking up an activity.
Exist002002002005: In certain constructions the verb marks something coming into being or existence, linking it to this domain's sense of existence or occurrence.
Happen002002003003: The verb frequently marks an event coming to pass, as when 'it came about in the course of time' introduces the narrative in Genesis 4:3, fitting this domain's sense of events occurring.
Impact002001001024: It is used of calamity or disaster 'coming upon' someone, an extended sense that connects the verb to this domain's category of an impact or blow befalling someone.
Innocent002003003015: In legal contexts the verb can describe a matter coming before a judge for a verdict of innocence or guilt, tying it to this domain's sense of a legal determination.
Know002004002007: It appears in idioms describing a matter coming to someone's knowledge or understanding, connecting it to this domain's sense of coming to know something.
Old002001001041: The verb is used of a person 'coming' into advanced age or 'going' well on in years, linking it to this domain's sense of growing old.
Possess002003002019: It describes bringing goods, tribute, or spoil into one's possession, connecting the verb to this domain's sense of acquiring or possessing something.
Relief002001002023: The verb can describe coming into a state of rest or relief after hardship, fitting this domain's sense of relief from distress.
Safe002003003019: It is used of coming safely through danger to a place of security, connecting it to this domain's sense of safety.
Sex002001001051: The verb is a common euphemism for sexual relations, as a man 'goes in to' a woman, placing it within this domain's category for sexual activity.
Similar002001001056: In certain idiomatic pairings the verb marks two things coming to correspond or match one another, connecting it to this domain's sense of similarity.
Solid002001001058: It can describe liquid or material 'coming' to a firm or solidified state, an extended physical sense tied to this domain.
Space002002001017: The verb's basic sense of entering or arriving at a location connects it directly to this domain's category of spatial position and location.
Stage002001001060: It is used of a person or process coming to, or arriving at, a particular stage or point of development, fitting this domain's sense of a stage reached.
Stance002001001061: The verb can describe coming to stand or take up a position, connecting it to this domain's sense of physical stance or posture.
Think002004002013: It is used idiomatically of a thought or plan 'coming' into someone's heart or mind, tying it to this domain's sense of a thought arising.
Vow002004001009013: The verb appears in formulas describing a vow or oath 'coming' upon a person, that is, becoming binding, connecting it to this domain's sense of a vow taking effect.
Wise002001002029: It is used of wisdom or skill 'coming' to a person, an extended sense connecting the verb to this domain's category of gaining wisdom.
Buildings001003002001: The verb frequently describes entering a house, city, or other structure, as in the repeated 'bring/come in' of the tabernacle and temple narratives, connecting it to this domain of physical structures one enters.
Names of Locations003001010: It regularly governs a place-name as its destination, as figures 'come to' or are 'brought to' named cities and regions throughout the narrative books, linking the verb to this domain of geographic destinations.

Word family 6 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

בּוֹאbôwʼ · H935תְּבוּאָה tᵉbûwʼâh · H8393 · yield, produce, crops · 42×מָבוֹא mâbôwʼ · H3996 · coming, setting of the sun · 23×מוֹבָא môwbâʼ · H4126 · entering, going in, entrance · 2×בְּאָה bᵉʼâh · H872 · entrance · 1×מְבוֹאָה mᵉbôwʼâh · H3997 · coming, setting of the sun · 0×

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H935. bo בּוֺא2569 verb come in, come, go in, go (Assyrian bâ'u HptKAT 499, Ethiopic…

H935. bo
בּוֺא2569 verb come in, come, go in, go (Assyrian bâ'u HptKAT 499, Ethiopic Arabic return) —
Qal Perfect בָּא Gen 6:13 +; 3 feminine singular בָּ֫אָה Gen 15:17 +; suffix בָּאַתְנוּ Psa 44:18; Psa 44:2masculine singular בָּ֫אתָ Jos 13:1 +, בָּ֫אתָה 2Sa 3:7; 2Sa 3:2feminine singular בָּאתְ Gen 16:8; Rth 2:12, וּבָאתְ consecutive Rth 3:4; 2Sa 14:3; Mic 4:10; Mic 4:3plural בָּאוּ Gen 7:9 +; 1 plural בָּאנוּ Gen 32:7 + (בָּנוּ 1Sa 25:8), etc.; Imperfect יָבוֺא Gen 32:9 +, יָבאֹ Gen 49:10 +; 3 feminine singular תָּבוֺא Gen 41:50 +; suffix תְּבוֺאָֽתְךָ Job 22:21 (but text dubious see Köi. 644); 2 masculine singular תָּבוֺא Gen 15:15 +; 2 feminine singular תָּבוֺאִי Rth 3:17 +; 1 singular אָבוֺא Gen 33:14 +; cohortative אָבֹ֫אָה Jdg 15:1, אָב֫וֺאָה Gen 29:21 +, וַתָּבאֹתִי 1Sa 25:34 (Qr וַתָּבאֹת, but text probably wrong, see Köi. 647 Dr, read וַתָּבֹאִי); 3 plural masculine יָבוֺאוּ Gen 6:20 +, also (by text error) בּאֹוּ Jer 27:18 compare Köi. 645, יְבאֹ֑וּן Psa 95:11; suffix יְבאֹוּנִי Psa 119:77, וִיבֹאֻנִי Psa 119:41; Psa 119:3feminine plural תָּבאֹןָ Gen 30:38, תָּבוֺאנָה 1Sa 10:7 +; תְּבֹאֶינָה 1Sa 10:7; Psa 45:16, etc.; Imperative בּאֹ בּוֺא, Gen 7:1 +, בֹּ֫אָה 1Sa 20:21; 1Ki 13:7, בֹּ֫אִי בּ֫וֺאִי, 2Sa 13:11 +; masculine plural בּ֫אֹוּ Gen 45:17 +; Infinitive בּאֹ בּוֺא, Gen 39:16 +; suffix בּוֺאִי בֹּאִי, Gen 48:5 +, בּוֺאֲךָ 1Sa 29:6 +, בֹּאֲכָה Gen 10:19 +, etc., בֹּאָם Gen 34:5 +, בֹּאָן Genesis 30:88 compare Eze 42:12 (where Co for בְּבוֺאָן reads להנה לבוא); Participle בָּא Gen 33:1 +; feminine בָּאָ֫ה Gen 29:6 +, הַבָּ֫אָה Gen 18:21 + (accent wrong Ew§ 331 b N.); plural בָּאִים Gen 18:11 +; construct בָּאֵי Gen 23:10; feminine absolute בָּאוֺת Gen 41:29; (see further on forms Köi. 643 f.); —
1 come in, followed by אֶל Gen 6:18; Gen 7:9, Gen 7:13, followed by בְּ Gen 19:8 & so (subject רוּחַ) Eze 2:2; Eze 37:10, followed by לְ Est 6:4, followed by ָ ה locative Gen 12:11; Gen 41:57; Num 14:24, followed by accusative (בוֺת) Jdg 18:18; 2Ki 11:19 compare Psa 100:4 (שַׁעֲרָיו), & עִירוֺ שַׁעַר בָּאֵי Gen 23:10, Gen 23:18; even of life-less things 2Ki 18:21, בְכַמּוֺ וּבָא (of broken reed) = pierce; of food and drink (followed by אֶלֿ) Dan 10:3 compare Gen 41:21 (fat kine when eaten by lean kine); see also (followed by בְּ) Num 5:22, Num 5:24, Num 5:27; absolute Gen 7:16; Gen 24:31; 1Ki 1:42; 1Ki 14:6 compare 2Ki 11:5, 2Ki 11:9 2Ch 23:4, 2Ch 23:8 +; more particular
a. opposed to יָצָא, go out and come in (Sabean בהאם או וצֿאם Hal152) Jos 6:1; 2Ki 11:8 2Ch 23:7; especially in sense of going about one's affairs (including all one's undertakings) Deu 28:6, Deu 28:19; Zec 8:10; Psa 121:8; id. + ישׁב 2Ki 19:27; also followed by הָעָם לִפְנֵי etc. = act as ruler (judge) of, Num 27:17; 2Ch 1:10 compare 1Ki 3:7; of leading an army 1Sa 18:13, 1Sa 18:16 compare also Jos 14:11; see further Deu 31:2; 1Sa 29:6 & below c. below
b. of taking part in worship of congregation Deu 23:2; Deu 23:3 (twice in verse); Deu 23:4 (twice in verse) + (followed by בְּ); or entering into tabernacle for priestly service Exo 28:29, Exo 28:35; Lev 16:23 (all followed by אֶלֿ), Exo 28:30 (followed by יהוה לִפְנֵי), Lev 16:17 (followed by infinitive) +. with of entering on official duty 2Ki 11:9 2Ch 23:8; 1Ch 27:1 (all opposed to יצא). d. of bride coming into her husband's house Jos 15:18 = Jdg 1:14. e. of entering a woman's tent or apartment (with implication coire cum femina, compare Late Hebrew בִּיאָה coitio; on origin of this use of word compare RSK 90, 167, 291) Jdg 15:1 הֶחָ֑דְרָה אֶלאִֿשְׁתִּי, Jdg 16:1; Gen 6:4; Gen 16:2; Gen 30:3; Gen 38:8: Gen 38:9; Gen 39:14; Deu 22:13; 2Sa 12:24; 2Sa 16:21; 2Sa 20:3; Eze 23:44 (3 t. in verse); Pro 6:29 (all followed by אֶלֿ); followed by עַלֿ Gen 19:31; Deu 25:5 לְאִשָּׁה לוֺ וּלְקָחָהּ עָלָיהָ יָבאֹ compare בָּאֶיהָ Pro 2:19; — subject rarely woman Gen 19:34; 2Sa 11:4. feminine of associating with (followed by בְּ) Jos 23:7, Jos 23:12 compare Gen 49:6 נַפְשִׁי תָּבאֹ אַל בְּסֹדָם (אַלתֵּֿחַד || בִּקְהָלָם).
g. of entering into specific relations, ׳בּ בִבְרִית ׳בּ, בְאָלָה (see ברית אלה,); בְדָמִים בּוֺא come into blood-guiltiness, became guilty of murder 1Sa 25:26.
h. of burial, ׳בּ אֶלקֶֿבֶר 1Ki 13:22; 1Ki 14:13 compare אֶלאֲֿבוֺתֶיךָ תָּבוֺא Gen 15:15 (|| תִּקָּבֵר).
i. of sun, set (go in, enter, compare As êrib šanši COT Gen 19:23; opposed to יצא go forth, rise) Gen 15:12, Gen 15:17; Gen 28:11; Exo 17:12; Exo 22:25; Lev 22:7; Deu 16:6; Deu 23:12; Deu 24:13, Deu 24:15; Jos 8:29; Jos 10:13, Jos 10:27; Jdg 19:14; Ecc 1:5; 2Sa 2:24; 2Sa 3:35; 1Ki 22:36; 1Ki 18:34; so also figurative Jer 15:9 of calamity יוֺמָם בְּעוֺד שִׁמְשָׁהּ בּאה (|| הַשִּׁבְעָה יֹלֶדֶת אֻמְלְלָה etc.), compare Isa 60:20; Mic 3:6 ׳וּב עַלהַֿנְּבִיאִים הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ of ignorance and confusion.
j. of harvest, come in = be gathered Lev 25:22 (compare תְּבוּאָה); so of revenue (income) 1Ki 10:14 2Ch 9:13 (followed by לְ person), — opposed to יצא be expended.
k. in other phrases: בַּמָּצוֺר הָעִיר וַתָּבאֹ 2Ki 24:10 + and the city came into siege; compare Psa 105:18 נַפְשׁוֺ בָּאָה בַּרְזֶל his soul came into iron (see AV RVm; Che felt iron chains, compare Ew Ol Hup Pe; ᵑ7 Hi De and others iron came upon his soul); בַּיָּמִים בָּא come into (the) days, = advanced in age Gen 24:1; Jos 13:1; Jos 23:1 (all || זָקֵן); on 1Sa 17:12 see Dr.
2 come (approach, arrive) opposed to הָלַךְ Gen 16:8; 1Sa 20:21 (compare 1Sa 20:22) Neh 6:17; Ecc 5:14; Ecc 5:15 (of birth opposed to death); followed by אֶלֿ person or of thing Gen 14:7; Gen 37:23; followed by עַלֿ Exo 18:23; 2Ch 20:24 (come up upon, almost = ascend); compare also Lev 21:11; Num 6:6; followed by לְ 1Sa 9:12; 2Ch 29:17; followed by עַד Num 13:22; Jdg 15:14; 2Sa 16:5; compare עַדמַֿשְׁבֵּר בָנִים בָּאוּ 2Ki 19:3 = Isa 37:3 children have come to the birth; followed by עַד + אֶל 2Ki 9:20 אֲלֵיהֶם עַד בָּא; followed by ָ ה locative Jdg 11:16; 2Ki 6:4; followed by accusative 1Sa 4:12; 2Ki 8:7; Jer 32:24; compare also Lam 1:4 מוֺעֵד בָּאֵי those coming to an appointed feast; absolute Gen 45:16 Joseph's brethren are come, & often; also of lifeless things, ark of ׳י 1Sa 4:6; wind Job 1:19; so אֵלָ֑י בָּא כַּסְמְּכֶם Gen 43:23 your money came unto me = I received your money; our inheritance has fallen to us Num 32:19 (with אֶלֿ); so 1Sa 9:16 its cry is come unto me, compare Gen 18:21; Exo 3:9; Lam 1:22; of time, often of imminent future, esp in phrase בָּאִים יָמִים הִנֵּה Isa 39:6 = 2Ki 20:17; Jer 7:32; Jer 9:24; Jer 16:14; Jer 19:6; compare also 1Sa 26:10; Eze 7:7 +; of day of ׳י Joe 2:1; Joe 3:4; Zec 14:1; Mal 3:2; Malachi 3:19; Malachi 3:23; also participle as adjective הַבָּאִים הַיָּמִים Ecc 2:16 compare Jer 47:4; as substantive הַבָּאוֺת Isa 41:22 things to come, future things; & הַבָּאִים alone = adverb in (days) to come Isa 27:6; particular
a. come with, i.e. come, bringing, followed by ׃בְּ בְעוֺלוֺת בֵיתְךָ אָבוֺא Psa 66:13; י אדני בִּגְבֻרוֺת ׳אָבוֺא Psa 71:16 (|| צִדְקָֽתְךָ אַזְכִּיר) so Lev 16:3 & perhaps Pro 18:6 — compare בְּ
III. 1. b. b. come upon, fall or light upon, of enemy, attack, followed by עַלֿ Gen 34:27; 1Sa 11:12 compare Gen 32:9 (followed by אֶלֿ); followed by suffix Job 15:21, so also Job 20:22; Eze 32:11; of calamity, etc. Pro 10:24; Pro 28:22; Psa 44:18 (all with suffix); followed by לְ Job 3:25 (|| אתה with suffix) Isa 47:9 (|| על בוא); of blessing, followed by עַלֿ Jos 23:15; followed by suffix Job 22:21 (compare Di) Psa 119:41Psalm 77.
c. come to pass, of signs, wonders, predictions, etc. Deu 13:3; Jos 23:14; 1Sa 9:6 (יָבאֹ בּאֹ) Isa 42:9; Jer 28:9; Pro 13:12; Job 6:8 +.
d. Gen 6:13 לְפָנַי בָּא כָּלבָּֿשָׂר קֵץ perhaps has presented itself before me (see Kn), compare Lam 1:22 above & 2Ch 7:11 (where בוא for usual עלה); but perhaps (compare Di) has come to pass before me, i.e. in my mind it is already a fact.
e. in phrase עַזָּה עַדבּֿוֺאֲךָ Jdg 6:4; compare Jdg 11:33; 1Sa 17:52; 2Sa 5:25; 1Ki 18:46 (עַדבֹּֿאֲכָה) until thou comest to = as far as; so also בּוֺאֲךָ (בֹּאֲכָה) alone, = as far as, or in the direction of, Gen 10:19 (twice in verse); Gen 10:30; Gen 13:10; Gen 25:18; 1Sa 27:8 (all followed by ָ ה locative) 1Sa 15:7; so חֲמָת לְבאֹ Num 13:21; Num 34:8; Eze 48:1, compare Eze 47:15 (in a different connection אפרתה לָבוֺא Gen 35:16; Gen 48:7); ח לְבוֺא ׳עַד Jos 13:5; Jdg 3:3; 1Ch 13:5, compare 1Ch 5:9; 2Ch 26:8; Eze 47:20; ח ׳מִלְּבוֺא Amo 6:14; 1Ki 8:65; 2Ki 14:25; 2Ch 7:8; of Isaac רֹאִי לַחַי בְּאֵר מִבּוֺא בָּאGen 24:62 (but text dubious)
f. attain to בָא לֹא הַשְּׁלשָׁה וְעַד 2Sa 23:19 = 1Ch 11:21.
g. be enumerated בְּשֵׁמוֺת הַבָּאִים, literally those coming with names 1Ch 4:38.
3 go, i.e. walk, associate with (עִם) Psa 26:4, so with אֵת Pro 22:24 (compare את הלך Pro 13:20 & את התהלך Gen 5:22, Gen 5:24; Gen 6:9).
4 go (compare הלך) from speaker, but with limit of motion given Isa 22:15 אֶלֿ לָךְבּֿאֹ, so Eze 3:4, Eze 3:11; Gen 45:17 כְּנָ֑עַן אַרְצָה וּלְכוּבֿאֹוּ; 1Sa 22:5 יְהוּדָה אֶרֶץ וּבָאתָלְֿךָ לֵךְ; Isa 47:5; Jon 1:3 תַרְשִׁישׁ בָּאָה אֳנִיָּה a ship going to Tarshish; go to war לַמִּלְחָמָה יָבאֹוּ Num 32:6.
Hiph`il Perfect הֵבִיא Gen 4:4 +; suffix הֱבִיאַנִי Deu 9:4 +, etc.; 2 masculine singular הֵבֵיאתָ Isa 43:23, הֵבֵאתָ Gen 20:9 +, etc.; suffix הֲבִיאֹתַנִי 2Sa 7:18; 1Ch 17:16, הֲבִיאֹתָנוּ Num 16:14, הֲבֵתָנוּ Psa 66:11; Psa 66:1singular הֵבֵאתִי Gen 31:39 +, והבאותי Jer 25:13 Kt (Qr וְהֵבֵאתִי); suffix וַהֲבִיאוֺתִיךָ Eze 38:16 +, הֲבֵאתִיהָ Isa 37:26, etc.; 3plural הֵבִיאוּ Gen 43:2 +; suffix הֱבִיאוּהוּ2Ch 28:27 etc.; 2 masculine plural הֲבֵאתֶם Num 20:4 +; וַהֲבִיאֹתֶם 1Sa 16:17; 1Sa 16:1plural suffix הֲבִיאֹנֻם Num 32:17; Imperfect יָבִיא (יָבִא) Lev 4:32 +, וַיָּבֵא Gen 2:19 +; suffix וַיְבִיאֵנִי Eze 40:17, etc.; 2masculine singular תָּבִיא Job 14:3; suffix תְּבִיאֵהוּ Jer 13:1, וַתְּבִיאֵם Neh 9:23, תְּבִאֵֹמוֺ Exo 15:17, אָבִיא Exo 11:1 + (אָבִי 1Ki 21:29; Mic 1:15), etc.; Imperative הָבֵא Gen 43:16; Exo 4:6, הָבֵיא 1Sa 20:40, הָבִיאָה Gen 27:7 +; feminine singular הָבִיאִ

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