Hebrew · Strong's H935 · Verb
בּוֹא
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to come (in): bring
555times used
526verses
33books
How it's translated
- and he brought37
- to bring30
- am about to bring27
- and they brought26
- and i will bring20
- and he will bring17
- i will bring16
- they brought16
Definition
: bring/take_in
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
The forms it takes
Form
- Wayyiqtol (“and he did”) 27% and then …: the storyteller’s past
- Imperfect (yiqtol) 19% incomplete: ongoing, future or possible
- Perfect (qatal) 18% a complete action, usually past
- Infinitive 13% “to …”, or for emphasis
- Participle 11% one who is doing
- Weqatal (“and he will”) 8% and then …: future or instructions
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Between Hebrew and Greek
The Greek Old Testament (the Septuagint), the Bible the first Christians often quoted, translates this word as:
Where it appears
Genesisacross the Old TestamentMalachi
- Ezekiel56
- Jeremiah49
- Genesis48
- Leviticus48
- 2 Chronicles46
- Exodus41
- 1 Samuel25
- Deuteronomy22
- Numbers21
- 2 Kings19
…and 23 more books.
Every verse
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