Word Study

The meaning of בּוֹא

Understanding bôwʼ reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.

H935
Hebrew Text
Strong's Concordance

בּוֹא

Phoneticbo
Transliterationbôwʼ
Grammar Code
H:V
Hebrew Verb
Strong's Definition
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

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. - to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) 1) to go in, enter, come, go, come in 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to enter, come in 1a2) to come 1a2a) to come with 1a2b) to come upon, fall or light upon, attack (enemy) 1a2c) to come to pass 1a3) to attain to 1a4) to be enumerated 1a5) to go 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to lead in 1b2) to carry in 1b3) to bring in, cause to come in, gather, cause to come, bring near, bring against, bring upon 1b4) to bring to pass 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be brought, brought in 1c2) to be introduced, be put

Scripture References

Occurrences in the Bible

2301 total references
ReferenceText
Genesis 31:39

That which was torn of beasts I brought not unto thee; I bare the loss of it; of my hand didst thou require it, whether stolen by day, or stolen by night.

Ruth 3:4

And it shall be, when he lieth down, that thou shalt mark the place where he shall lie, and thou shalt go in, and uncover his feet, and lay thee down; and he will tell thee what thou shalt do.

Ezra 8:18

And by the good hand of our God upon us they brought us a man of understanding, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel; and Sherebiah, with his sons and his brethren, eighteen;

Song of Solomon 4:8

Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse, with me from Lebanon: look from the top of Amana, from the top of Shenir and Hermon, from the lions’ dens, from the mountains of the leopards.

Joel 2:31

The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the Lord come.

Usage Statistics

Total Occurrences
2301x
Most Frequent Book
Genesis
Book Distribution
Genesis198
Exodus114
Leviticus74
Numbers85
Deuteronomy99
Joshua55
Judges88
Ruth16
1 Samuel153
2 Samuel124
1 Kings97
2 Kings129
1 Chronicles58
2 Chronicles139
Ezra16
Nehemiah44
Esther31
Job46
Psalms75
Proverbs31
Ecclesiastes15
Song of Solomon9
Isaiah112
Jeremiah197
Lamentations9
Ezekiel164
Daniel35
Hosea10
Joel8
Amos12
Obadiah3
Jonah4
Micah10
Nahum1
Habakkuk5
Zephaniah2
Haggai7
Zechariah19
Malachi7

Devotional Reflection

How does the original Hebrew meaning of 'בּוֹא' deepen your understanding of Genesis 31:39?