בּוֹא (bôwʼ) — Abide

Hebrew word study: בּוֹא (bôwʼ), Strong's H935. to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

HebrewStrong's H935
Quick definition
Hebrew word
בּוֹא (bôwʼ)
Pronounced: bo

Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.

to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

Word study
Derivation: a primitive root;

KJV translation words: 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.

Where this word appears

Strong's H935 is tagged on 2,571 words in 2,307 verses across 39 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 2:19 and last appears in Malachi 4:6.

How it is rendered in the text

The plain-English sense shown on each tagged word, with the number of times each appears.

and he came ×142and they came ×135and he went ×105he came ×66and they went ×57he will come ×50it will come ×49they came ×48to go ×45and he brought ×40and it came ×34they have come ×31

Forms found in the text

The spellings in which the word is actually written, which can differ by prefix, ending or tense.

וַיָּבֹא ×244וַיָּבֹאוּ ×186בָּא ×172יָבוֹא ×98בָּאוּ ×88לָבוֹא ×73בָא ×60יָבֹא ×60וּבָא ×53וַיָּבֵא ×50

Books where it appears most

Genesis ×217Jeremiah ×212Ezekiel ×1911 Samuel ×1712 Chronicles ×1592 Kings ×1522 Samuel ×149Exodus ×124

Verses (first 25 of 2307)

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Related entries

Entries whose derivation names this word: H872 בְּאָה (bᵉʼâh), H3996 מָבוֹא (mâbôwʼ), H8393 תְּבוּאָה (tᵉbûwʼâh).

Counts and verses come from the word-by-word tagging of the original-language text published on this site (STEPBible data, CC BY 4.0). They count tagged words, not English translations.

Frequently asked questions

What does bôwʼ (H935) mean?

To go or come (in a wide variety of applications).

How is H935 translated in the KJV?

The KJV translates H935 as: 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..

How often does בּוֹא (bôwʼ) appear?

Strong's H935 is tagged on 2,571 words in 2,307 verses across 39 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 2:19 and last appears in Malachi 4:6.