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Hebrew word study

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

Pronounced “bo”

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

Translated in the King James as: abide, apply, attain, be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, 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, indeed, (in-) vade, lead, lift (up), mention, pull in, put, resort, run (down), send, set, (well) stricken (in age), surely, take (in), way.

Appears 2,530 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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Where it appears

Genesis — 215×
Genesis 2:19Genesis 2:22Genesis 4:3Genesis 4:4Genesis 6:4Genesis 6:13Genesis 6:17Genesis 6:18Genesis 6:19Genesis 6:20Genesis 7:1Genesis 7:7Genesis 7:9Genesis 7:13Genesis 7:15Genesis 7:16Genesis 8:9Genesis 8:11Genesis 10:19Genesis 10:30Genesis 11:31Genesis 12:5Genesis 12:11Genesis 12:14Genesis 13:10+ 190 more in Genesis
Exodus — 121×
Exodus 1:1Exodus 1:19Exodus 2:10Exodus 2:16Exodus 2:17Exodus 2:18Exodus 3:1Exodus 3:9Exodus 3:13Exodus 3:18Exodus 4:6Exodus 5:1Exodus 5:15Exodus 5:23Exodus 6:8Exodus 6:11Exodus 7:10Exodus 7:23Exodus 8:1Exodus 8:24Exodus 9:1Exodus 10:1Exodus 10:3Exodus 10:4Exodus 10:26+ 96 more in Exodus
Leviticus — 81×
Leviticus 2:2Leviticus 2:8Leviticus 4:4Leviticus 4:5Leviticus 4:14Leviticus 4:16Leviticus 4:23Leviticus 4:28Leviticus 4:32Leviticus 5:6Leviticus 5:7Leviticus 5:8Leviticus 5:11Leviticus 5:12Leviticus 5:15Leviticus 5:18Leviticus 6:6Leviticus 6:21Leviticus 6:30Leviticus 7:29Leviticus 7:30Leviticus 9:23Leviticus 10:9Leviticus 10:15Leviticus 10:18+ 56 more in Leviticus
Numbers — 88×
Numbers 4:3Numbers 4:5Numbers 4:15Numbers 4:19Numbers 4:20Numbers 4:23Numbers 4:30Numbers 4:35Numbers 4:39Numbers 4:43Numbers 4:47Numbers 5:15Numbers 5:22Numbers 5:24Numbers 5:27Numbers 6:6Numbers 6:10Numbers 6:12Numbers 6:13Numbers 7:3Numbers 7:89Numbers 8:15Numbers 8:22Numbers 8:24Numbers 10:9+ 63 more in Numbers
Deuteronomy — 99×
Deuteronomy 1:7Deuteronomy 1:8Deuteronomy 1:19Deuteronomy 1:20Deuteronomy 1:22Deuteronomy 1:24Deuteronomy 1:31Deuteronomy 1:37Deuteronomy 1:38Deuteronomy 1:39Deuteronomy 4:1Deuteronomy 4:5Deuteronomy 4:21Deuteronomy 4:34Deuteronomy 4:38Deuteronomy 6:10Deuteronomy 6:18Deuteronomy 6:23Deuteronomy 7:1Deuteronomy 7:26Deuteronomy 8:1Deuteronomy 8:7Deuteronomy 9:1Deuteronomy 9:4Deuteronomy 9:5+ 74 more in Deuteronomy
Joshua — 57×
Joshua 1:11Joshua 2:1Joshua 2:2Joshua 2:3Joshua 2:4Joshua 2:18Joshua 2:22Joshua 2:23Joshua 3:1Joshua 3:8Joshua 3:15Joshua 5:14Joshua 6:1Joshua 6:11Joshua 6:19Joshua 6:22Joshua 6:23Joshua 7:23Joshua 8:11Joshua 8:19Joshua 8:29Joshua 9:6Joshua 9:8Joshua 9:9Joshua 9:17+ 32 more in Joshua
Judges — 94×
Judges 1:7Judges 1:14Judges 2:1Judges 3:20Judges 3:22Judges 3:24Judges 3:27Judges 4:20Judges 4:21Judges 4:22Judges 5:19Judges 5:23Judges 5:28Judges 6:4Judges 6:5Judges 6:11Judges 6:18Judges 6:19Judges 7:13Judges 7:17Judges 7:19Judges 7:25Judges 8:4Judges 8:15Judges 9:5+ 69 more in Judges
Ruth — 18×
Ruth 1:2Ruth 1:19Ruth 1:22Ruth 2:3Ruth 2:4Ruth 2:7Ruth 2:12Ruth 2:18Ruth 3:4Ruth 3:7Ruth 3:14Ruth 3:15Ruth 3:16Ruth 3:17Ruth 4:11Ruth 4:13+ 2 more in Ruth
1 Samuel — 166×
1 Sam 1:191 Sam 1:221 Sam 1:241 Sam 1:251 Sam 2:131 Sam 2:141 Sam 2:151 Sam 2:271 Sam 2:311 Sam 2:341 Sam 2:361 Sam 3:101 Sam 4:31 Sam 4:51 Sam 4:61 Sam 4:71 Sam 4:121 Sam 4:131 Sam 4:141 Sam 4:161 Sam 5:11 Sam 5:21 Sam 5:51 Sam 5:101 Sam 6:14+ 141 more in 1 Samuel
2 Samuel — 147×
2 Sam 1:22 Sam 1:32 Sam 1:102 Sam 2:42 Sam 2:232 Sam 2:242 Sam 2:292 Sam 3:72 Sam 3:132 Sam 3:202 Sam 3:222 Sam 3:232 Sam 3:242 Sam 3:252 Sam 3:352 Sam 4:42 Sam 4:52 Sam 4:62 Sam 4:72 Sam 4:82 Sam 5:12 Sam 5:22 Sam 5:32 Sam 5:62 Sam 5:8+ 122 more in 2 Samuel
1 Kings — 110×
1 Ki 1:11 Ki 1:31 Ki 1:131 Ki 1:141 Ki 1:151 Ki 1:221 Ki 1:231 Ki 1:281 Ki 1:321 Ki 1:351 Ki 1:421 Ki 1:471 Ki 1:531 Ki 2:131 Ki 2:191 Ki 2:281 Ki 2:301 Ki 2:401 Ki 3:11 Ki 3:71 Ki 3:151 Ki 3:161 Ki 3:241 Ki 4:281 Ki 4:34+ 85 more in 1 Kings
2 Kings — 150×
2 Ki 1:132 Ki 2:42 Ki 2:152 Ki 3:202 Ki 3:242 Ki 4:12 Ki 4:42 Ki 4:72 Ki 4:102 Ki 4:112 Ki 4:202 Ki 4:252 Ki 4:272 Ki 4:322 Ki 4:332 Ki 4:362 Ki 4:372 Ki 4:392 Ki 4:422 Ki 5:42 Ki 5:52 Ki 5:62 Ki 5:82 Ki 5:92 Ki 5:15+ 125 more in 2 Kings
1 Chronicles — 62×
1 Chr 2:211 Chr 2:551 Chr 4:101 Chr 4:381 Chr 4:411 Chr 5:91 Chr 5:261 Chr 7:221 Chr 7:231 Chr 9:251 Chr 9:281 Chr 10:41 Chr 10:71 Chr 10:81 Chr 10:121 Chr 11:21 Chr 11:31 Chr 11:51 Chr 11:181 Chr 11:191 Chr 11:211 Chr 11:251 Chr 12:11 Chr 12:161 Chr 12:17+ 37 more in 1 Chronicles
2 Chronicles — 158×
2 Chr 1:102 Chr 1:132 Chr 2:162 Chr 5:12 Chr 5:42 Chr 5:72 Chr 6:222 Chr 6:322 Chr 7:22 Chr 7:112 Chr 7:222 Chr 8:112 Chr 8:182 Chr 9:12 Chr 9:62 Chr 9:102 Chr 9:122 Chr 9:132 Chr 9:142 Chr 9:212 Chr 9:242 Chr 10:12 Chr 10:32 Chr 10:122 Chr 11:1+ 133 more in 2 Chronicles
Ezra — 17×
Ezra 2:2Ezra 2:68Ezra 3:7Ezra 3:8Ezra 7:8Ezra 7:9Ezra 8:15Ezra 8:17Ezra 8:18Ezra 8:30Ezra 8:32Ezra 8:35Ezra 9:11Ezra 9:13Ezra 10:8Ezra 10:14+ 1 more in Ezra
Nehemiah — 49×
Nehemiah 1:2Nehemiah 1:9Nehemiah 2:7Nehemiah 2:8Nehemiah 2:9Nehemiah 2:10Nehemiah 2:11Nehemiah 2:15Nehemiah 3:5Nehemiah 4:8Nehemiah 4:11Nehemiah 4:12Nehemiah 5:17Nehemiah 6:10Nehemiah 6:11Nehemiah 6:17Nehemiah 7:7Nehemiah 8:1Nehemiah 8:2Nehemiah 8:15Nehemiah 8:16Nehemiah 9:15Nehemiah 9:23Nehemiah 9:24Nehemiah 9:33+ 24 more in Nehemiah
Esther — 37×
Esther 1:11Esther 1:12Esther 1:17Esther 1:19Esther 2:12Esther 2:13Esther 2:14Esther 2:15Esther 3:9Esther 4:2Esther 4:4Esther 4:8Esther 4:9Esther 4:11Esther 4:16Esther 5:4Esther 5:5Esther 5:8Esther 5:10Esther 5:12Esther 5:14Esther 6:1Esther 6:4Esther 6:5Esther 6:6+ 12 more in Esther
Job — 52×
Job 1:6Job 1:7Job 1:14Job 1:16Job 1:17Job 1:18Job 1:19Job 2:1Job 2:2Job 2:11Job 3:6Job 3:7Job 3:24Job 3:25Job 3:26Job 4:5Job 5:21Job 5:26Job 6:8Job 6:20Job 9:32Job 12:6Job 13:16Job 14:3Job 14:14+ 27 more in Job
Psalms — 79×
Psalms 5:7Psalms 18:6Psalms 22:31Psalms 24:7Psalms 24:9Psalms 26:4Psalms 35:8Psalms 36:11Psalms 37:13Psalms 37:15Psalms 40:7Psalms 41:6Psalms 42:2Psalms 43:3Psalms 43:4Psalms 44:17Psalms 45:14Psalms 45:15Psalms 49:19Psalms 50:3Psalms 51:1Psalms 52:1Psalms 54:1Psalms 55:5Psalms 63:9+ 54 more in Psalms
Proverbs — 34×
Proverbs 1:26Proverbs 1:27Proverbs 2:10Proverbs 2:19Proverbs 3:25Proverbs 4:14Proverbs 6:3Proverbs 6:11Proverbs 6:15Proverbs 6:29Proverbs 7:20Proverbs 7:22Proverbs 10:24Proverbs 11:2Proverbs 11:8Proverbs 11:27Proverbs 13:12Proverbs 18:3Proverbs 18:6Proverbs 18:17Proverbs 21:27Proverbs 22:24Proverbs 23:10Proverbs 23:12Proverbs 23:30+ 9 more in Proverbs
Ecclesiastes — 15×
Eccles 1:4Eccles 1:5Eccles 2:12Eccles 2:16Eccles 3:22Eccles 5:3Eccles 5:15Eccles 5:16Eccles 6:4Eccles 8:10Eccles 9:14Eccles 11:8Eccles 11:9Eccles 12:1Eccles 12:14
Song of Solomon — 10×
Song 1:4Song 2:4Song 2:8Song 3:4Song 4:8Song 4:16Song 5:1Song 8:2Song 8:11+ 1 more in Song of Solomon
Isaiah — 122×
Isaiah 1:12Isaiah 1:13Isaiah 1:23Isaiah 2:10Isaiah 2:19Isaiah 2:21Isaiah 3:14Isaiah 5:19Isaiah 5:26Isaiah 7:17Isaiah 7:19Isaiah 7:24Isaiah 7:25Isaiah 10:3Isaiah 10:28Isaiah 13:2Isaiah 13:5Isaiah 13:6Isaiah 13:9Isaiah 13:22Isaiah 14:2Isaiah 14:9Isaiah 14:31Isaiah 16:3Isaiah 16:12+ 97 more in Isaiah
Jeremiah — 211×
Jeremiah 1:15Jeremiah 2:3Jeremiah 2:7Jeremiah 2:31Jeremiah 3:14Jeremiah 3:18Jeremiah 4:5Jeremiah 4:6Jeremiah 4:12Jeremiah 4:16Jeremiah 4:29Jeremiah 5:12Jeremiah 5:15Jeremiah 6:3Jeremiah 6:19Jeremiah 6:20Jeremiah 6:22Jeremiah 6:26Jeremiah 7:2Jeremiah 7:10Jeremiah 7:32Jeremiah 8:7Jeremiah 8:14Jeremiah 8:16Jeremiah 9:17+ 186 more in Jeremiah
Lamentations — 10×
Lam 1:4Lam 1:10Lam 1:21Lam 1:22Lam 3:13Lam 4:12Lam 4:18Lam 5:4Lam 5:9+ 1 more in Lamentations
Ezekiel — 187×
Ezekiel 1:4Ezekiel 2:2Ezekiel 3:4Ezekiel 3:11Ezekiel 3:15Ezekiel 3:24Ezekiel 4:14Ezekiel 5:17Ezekiel 6:3Ezekiel 7:2Ezekiel 7:5Ezekiel 7:6Ezekiel 7:7Ezekiel 7:10Ezekiel 7:12Ezekiel 7:22Ezekiel 7:24Ezekiel 7:25Ezekiel 7:26Ezekiel 8:3Ezekiel 8:7Ezekiel 8:9Ezekiel 8:10Ezekiel 8:14Ezekiel 8:16+ 162 more in Ezekiel
Daniel — 41×
Daniel 1:1Daniel 1:2Daniel 1:3Daniel 1:18Daniel 2:2Daniel 8:5Daniel 8:6Daniel 8:17Daniel 9:12Daniel 9:13Daniel 9:14Daniel 9:23Daniel 9:24Daniel 9:26Daniel 10:3Daniel 10:12Daniel 10:13Daniel 10:14Daniel 10:20Daniel 11:6Daniel 11:7Daniel 11:8Daniel 11:9Daniel 11:10Daniel 11:13+ 16 more in Daniel
Hosea — 11×
Hosea 4:15Hosea 6:3Hosea 7:1Hosea 9:4Hosea 9:7Hosea 9:10Hosea 10:12Hosea 11:9Hosea 13:13Hosea 13:15+ 1 more in Hosea
Joel — 8×
Joel 1:13Joel 1:15Joel 2:1Joel 2:9Joel 2:31Joel 3:5Joel 3:11Joel 3:13
Amos — 13×
Amos 4:1Amos 4:2Amos 4:4Amos 5:5Amos 5:9Amos 5:19Amos 6:1Amos 6:14Amos 8:2Amos 8:9Amos 8:11Amos 9:13+ 1 more in Amos
Obadiah — 4×
Obadiah 1:5Obadiah 1:11Obadiah 1:13+ 1 more in Obadiah
Jonah — 5×
Jonah 1:3Jonah 1:8Jonah 2:7Jonah 3:4+ 1 more in Jonah
Micah — 11×
Micah 1:9Micah 1:15Micah 3:6Micah 3:11Micah 4:8Micah 4:10Micah 5:5Micah 5:6Micah 7:4Micah 7:12+ 1 more in Micah
Nahum — 1×
Nahum 3:14
Habakkuk — 6×
Habakkuk 1:8Habakkuk 1:9Habakkuk 2:3Habakkuk 3:3Habakkuk 3:16+ 1 more in Habakkuk
Zephaniah — 3×
Zeph 2:2Zeph 3:20+ 1 more in Zephaniah
Haggai — 8×
Haggai 1:2Haggai 1:6Haggai 1:8Haggai 1:9Haggai 1:14Haggai 2:7Haggai 2:16+ 1 more in Haggai
Zechariah — 21×
Zech 1:21Zech 2:10Zech 3:8Zech 5:4Zech 6:10Zech 6:15Zech 8:8Zech 8:10Zech 8:20Zech 8:22Zech 9:9Zech 10:10Zech 12:9Zech 13:9Zech 14:1Zech 14:5Zech 14:16Zech 14:18Zech 14:21+ 2 more in Zechariah
Malachi — 9×
Malachi 1:13Malachi 3:1Malachi 3:2Malachi 3:10Malachi 4:1Malachi 4:5Malachi 4:6+ 2 more in Malachi

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