בּוֹאbôwʼ

come in, come, go in, go

Pronunciation: bo · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H935

Meanings

Qal

1. come in (Genesis 6:18; Genesis 7:9; Genesis 7:13)

a. go out and come in, id. (Joshua 6:1; 2 Kings 11:8; 2 Chronicles 23:7)

e. coire cum femina, coitio (Judges 15:1; Judges 16:1; Genesis 6:4)

f. of associating with (Joshua 23:7; Joshua 23:12; Genesis 49:6)

g. come into blood-guiltiness (1 Samuel 25:26)

i. go forth, rise (Genesis 19:23; Genesis 15:12; Genesis 15:17)

j. of harvest (Leviticus 25:22; 1 Kings 10:14; 2 Chronicles 9:13)

k. and the city came into siege, his soul came into iron (2 Kings 24:10; Psalms 105:18; Genesis 24:1)

2. come (approach, arrive) (Genesis 16:8; 1 Samuel 20:21; 1 Samuel 20:22)

a. come with (Psalms 66:13; Psalms 71:16; Leviticus 16:3)

b come upon, fall, light upon (Genesis 34:27; 1 Samuel 11:12; Genesis 32:9)

c. come to pass (Deuteronomy 13:3; Joshua 23:14; 1 Samuel 9:6)

d. has presented itself before me, has come to pass before me (Genesis 6:13; Lamentations 1:22; 2 Chronicles 7:11)

e. until thou comest to (Judges 6:4; Judges 11:33; 1 Samuel 17:52)

f. attain to (2 Samuel 23:19; 1 Chronicles 11:21)

g. be enumerated, those coming with names (1 Chronicles 4:38)

3. go, i.e. walk, associate with (Psalms 26:4; Proverbs 22:24; Proverbs 13:20)

4. go, from speaker, but with limit of motion given (Isaiah 22:15; Ezekiel 3:4; Ezekiel 3:11)

Hiph`il: construct (Genesis 4:4; Deuteronomy 9:4; Isaiah 43:23)

1. cause to come in, bring in (Genesis 6:19; Song of Solomon 2:4; Song of Solomon 3:4)

a. bring out, lead out and in (Deuteronomy 9:28; Numbers 27:17; 1 Chronicles 11:2)

b. bring in (Judges 12:9)

c. bring into judgment (Job 14:3; Ecclesiastes 11:9; Ecclesiastes 12:4)

d. cause, to go down (Amos 8:9)

e. bring in, gather (2 Samuel 9:10; Haggai 1:6; Nehemiah 13:15)

f. put (Exodus 25:14; Exodus 37:5; Exodus 38:7)

g. put their necks to the work, apply to instruction thy heart (Nehemiah 3:5; Jeremiah 27:12; Proverbs 23:12)

2. cause to come, bring, bring near (Genesis 2:19; Genesis 2:22; Genesis 43:9)

a. bring against, upon (Jeremiah 25:9; Ezekiel 23:22; Leviticus 26:25)

b. bring to pass (2 Kings 19:25; Isaiah 37:26; 1 Chronicles 4:10)

c. bring, bring forward, bring on the scene (Micah 1:15; Zechariah 3:8)

d. bring (Psalms 78:71)

e. bring, procure (Lamentations 5:9)

Hoph`al

a. be brought in (Genesis 43:18; 2 Kings 12:5; 2 Kings 12:10)

b. be brought (Genesis 33:11; Psalms 45:15; Leviticus 6:23)

c. be introduced, put (Exodus 27:7; Leviticus 11:32)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 2,570 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 2:19 So the Lord God formed from the ground all the wild animals and all the birds of the sky. He brought them to the man to see what he would call them, and the man chose a name for each one.
  • Genesis 2:22 Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib, and he brought her to the man.
  • Genesis 4:3 When it was time for the harvest, Cain presented some of his crops as a gift to the Lord.
  • Genesis 4:4 Abel also brought a gift—the best portions of the firstborn lambs from his flock. The Lord accepted Abel and his gift,
  • Genesis 6:4 In those days, and for some time after, giant Nephilites lived on the earth, for whenever the sons of God had intercourse with women, they gave birth to children who became the heroes and famous warriors of ancient times.
  • Genesis 6:13 So God said to Noah, “I have decided to destroy all living creatures, for they have filled the earth with violence. Yes, I will wipe them all out along with the earth!
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