בּוֺא 2569 verb come in, come, go in, go (Assyrian 
bâ'u Hpt
KAT 499, Ethiopic 
 Arabic 
 return
 return) — 
Qal Perfect בָּא Genesis 6:13 +; 
3rd person feminine singular בָּ֫אָה Genesis 15:17 +; suffix 
בָּאַתְנוּ Psalm 44:18; 
2nd person masculine singular בָּ֫אתָ Joshua 13:1 +, 
בָּ֫אתָה 2 Samuel 3:7; 
2nd person feminine singular בָּאתְ Genesis 16:8; 
Ruth 2:12, 
וּבָאתְ consecutive 
Ruth 3:4; 
2 Samuel 14:3; 
Micah 4:10; 
3rd person plural בָּאוּ Genesis 7:9 +;
1st person plural בָּאנוּ Genesis 32:7 [
Genesis 32:6] + (
בָּנוּ 1 Samuel 25:8), etc.; 
Imperfect יָבוֺא Genesis 32:9 +, 
יָבאֹ Genesis 49:10 +; 
3rd person feminine singular תָּבוֺא Genesis 41:50 +; suffix 
תְּבוֺאָֽתְךָ Job 22:21 (but text dubious see Kö
i. 644); 
2nd person masculine singular תָּבוֺא Genesis 15:15 +; 
2nd person feminine singular תָּבוֺאִי Ruth 3:17 +; 
1st person singular אָבוֺא Genesis 33:14 +; cohortative 
אָבֹ֫אָה Judges 15:1, 
אָב֫וֺאָה Genesis 29:21 +, 
וַתָּבאֹתִי 1 Samuel 25:34 (Qr 
וַתָּבאֹת, but text probably wrong, see Kö
i. 647 Dr, read 
וַתָּבֹאִי); 
3rd person plural masculine יָבוֺאוּ Genesis 6:20 +, also (by text error) 
בּאֹוּ Jeremiah 27:18 compare Kö
i. 645, 
יְבאֹ֑וּן Psalm 95:11; suffix 
יְבאֹוּנִי Psalm 119:77, 
וִיבֹאֻנִי Psalm 119:41; 
3rd person feminine plural תָּבאֹןָ Genesis 30:38, 
תָּבוֺאנָה 1 Samuel 10:7 +; 
תְּבֹאֶינָה 1 Samuel 10:7; 
Psalm 45:16, etc.; 
Imperative בּוֺא, 
בּאֹ Genesis 7:1 +, 
בֹּ֫אָה 1 Samuel 20:21; 
1 Kings 13:7, 
בּ֫וֺאִי, 
בֹּ֫אִי 2 Samuel 13:11 +; 
masculine plural בּ֫אֹוּ Genesis 45:17 +; 
Infinitive בּוֺא, 
בּאֹ Genesis 39:16 +; suffix 
בֹּאִי, 
בּוֺאִי Genesis 48:5 +, 
בּוֺאֲךָ 1 Samuel 29:6 +, 
בֹּאֲכָה Genesis 10:19 +, etc., 
בֹּאָם Genesis 34:5 +, 
בֹּאָן Genesis 30:88 compare 
Ezekiel 42:12 (where Co for 
בְּבוֺאָן reads 
לבוא להנה); 
Participle בָּא Genesis 33:1 +; feminine 
בָּאָ֫ה Genesis 29:6 +, 
הַבָּ֫אָה Genesis 18:21 + (accent wrong Ew
§ 331 b N.); plural 
בָּאִים Genesis 18:11 +; construct 
בָּאֵי Genesis 23:10; feminine absolute 
בָּאוֺת Genesis 41:29; (see further on forms Kö
i. 643 f.); — 
    1. come in, followed by 
אֶל Genesis 6:18; 
Genesis 7:9, 
13, followed by 
בְּ Genesis 19:8 & so (subject 
רוּחַ) 
Ezekiel 2:2; 
Ezekiel 37:10, followed by 
לְ Esther 6:4, followed by 
ָ  ה locative 
Genesis 12:11; 
Genesis 41:57; 
Numbers 14:24, followed by accusative (
בוֺת) 
Judges 18:18; 
2 Kings 11:19 compare 
Psalm 100:4 (
שַׁעֲרָיו), & 
בָּאֵי שַׁעַר עִירוֺ Genesis 23:10, 
18; even of life-less things 
2 Kings 18:21, 
בְבַפּוֹ וּבָא (of broken reed) = pierce; of food and drink (followed by 
אֶלֿ) 
Daniel 10:3 compare 
Genesis 41:21 (fat kine when eaten by lean kine); see also (followed by 
בְּ) 
Numbers 5:22, 
24, 
27; absolute 
Genesis 7:16; 
Genesis 24:31; 
1 Kings 1:42; 
1 Kings 14:6 compare 
2 Kings 11:5, 
9 2 Chronicles 23:4, 
8 +; more particular.
 
    f. of associating with (followed by 
בְּ) 
Joshua 23:7, 
12 compare 
Genesis 49:6 בְּסֹדָם אַל תָּבאֹ נַפְשִׁי (
אַלתֵּֿחַד || 
בִּקְהָלָם).
 
    g. of entering into specific relations, 
בְאָלָה בּ׳, 
בִבְרִית בּ׳ (see 
אלה, 
ברית); 
בּוֺא בְדָמִים come into blood-guiltiness, became guilty of murder 
1 Samuel 25:26.
 
    k. in other phrases: 
וַתָּבאֹ הָעִיר בַּמָּצוֺר 2 Kings 24:10 + 
and the city came into siege; compare 
Psalm 105:18 בַּרְזֶל בָּאָה נַפְשׁוֺ his soul came into iron (see AV RVm; Che 
felt iron chains, compare Ew Ol Hup Pe; 

 Hi De and others 
iron came upon his soul); 
בָּא בַּיָּמִים come into (the) days, = advanced in age 
Genesis 24:1; 
Joshua 13:1; 
Joshua 23:1 (all || 
זָקֵן); on 
1 Samuel 17:12 see Dr.
 
    d. Genesis 6:13 קֵץ כָּלבָּֿשָׂר בָּא לְפָנַי perhaps 
has presented itself before me (see Kn), compare 
Lamentations 1:22 above & 
2 Chronicles 7:11 (where 
בוא for usual 
עלה); but perhaps (compare Di) 
has come to pass before me, i.e. in my mind it is already a fact.
 
    g. be enumerated הַבָּאִים בְּשֵׁמוֺת, literally 
those coming with names 1 Chronicles 4:38.
 
Hiph. Perfect הֵבִיא Genesis 4:4 +; suffix 
הֱבִיאַנִי Deuteronomy 9:4 +, etc.; 
2nd person masculine singular הֵבֵיאתָ Isaiah 43:23, 
הֵבֵאתָ Genesis 20:9 +, etc.; suffix 
הֲבִיאֹתַנִי 2 Samuel 7:18; 
1 Chronicles 17:16, 
הֲבִיאֹתָנוּ Numbers 16:14, 
הֲבֵתָנוּ Psalm 66:11; 
1st person singular הֵבֵאתִי Genesis 31:39 +, 
והבאותי Jeremiah 25:13 Kt (Qr 
וְהֵבֵאתִי); suffix 
וַהֲבִיאוֺתִיךָ Ezekiel 38:16 +, 
הֲבֵאתִיהָ Isaiah 37:26, etc.; 
3rd person plural הֵבִיאוּ Genesis 43:2 +; suffix 
הֱבִיאוּהוּ 2 Chronicles 28:27 etc.; 
2nd person masculine plural הֲבֵאתֶם Numbers 20:4 +; 
וַהֲבִיאֹתֶם 1 Samuel 16:17; 
1st person plural suffix 
הֲבִיאֹנֻם Numbers 32:17; 
Imperfect (יָבִא) יָבִיא Leviticus 4:32 +, 
וַיָּבֵא Genesis 2:19 +; suffix 
וַיְבִיאֵנִי Ezekiel 40:17, etc.; 
2nd person masculine singular תָּבִיא Job 14:3; suffix 
תְּבִיאֵהוּ Jeremiah 13:1, 
וַתְּבִיאֵם Nehemiah 9:23, 
תְּבִאֵֹמוֺ Exodus 15:17, 
אָבִיא Exodus 11:1 + (
אָבִי 1 Kings 21:29; 
Micah 1:15), etc.; 
Imperative הָבֵא Genesis 43:16; 
Exodus 4:6, 
הָבֵיא 1 Samuel 20:40, 
הָבִיאָה Genesis 27:7 +; 
feminine singular הָבִיאִי 2 Samuel 13:10 +, etc.; 
Infinitive absolute הָבֵא Haggai 1:6; 
construct הָבִיא Genesis 18:19 +; 
Participle מֵבִיא Exodus 10:14 +, 
מֵבִי 1 Kings 21:21 + 
3 times, 
מְבִיאֲךָ Deuteronomy 8:7; plural 
מְבִיאִים (
מְבִאִים) 
1 Kings 10:25 +; construct 
מְבִאֵי Jeremiah 17:26, 
מְבִיאֶיהָ Daniel 11:6; — 
    b. bring in women as wives for sons (followed by 
מִן הַחוּץ) 
Judges 12:9 (opposed to 
שִׁלַּח הַחוּצָה).
 
    d. cause sun 
to go down Amos 8:9 (symbol of judgment).
 
    g. other phrases, 
הֵבִיאוּ צַוָּ֯רָם בַּעֲבֹדַת אֲדֹנֵיהֶם Nehemiah 3:5 put their necks to the work, etc.; figurative 
הביאו אתצֿואריכם בְּעֹל Jeremiah 27:12; 
הָבִיאָה לַמּוּסָר לֵבֶּ֑ךָ Proverbs 23:12 apply to instruction thy heart; 
וְנָבִא לְבַב חָכְמָה Psalm 90:12 that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
 
    2. cause to come, bring, bring near, etc. (animate object), followed by 
אֶלֿ Genesis 2:19, 
22; 
Genesis 43:9; 
Leviticus 24:11; 
Numbers 5:15; often of bringing Israel to Canaan 
Exodus 6:8; 
Exodus 23:23 +, compare 
Isaiah 14:2; 
Isaiah 56:7; 
Nehemiah 1:9; absolute 
Deuteronomy 4:38; 
Deuteronomy 6:23; followed by 
לְ Genesis 39:14, 
17; followed by 
ָ  ה locative 
Ezekiel 12:13; followed by 
הֲלֹם Judges 18:3, & 
עַדהֲֿלֹם (figurative of Yahweh's prospering care) 
2 Samuel 7:18 = 
1 Chronicles 17:16; absolute 
Genesis 46:32; also with lifeless object, 
Genesis 27:10 (followed by 
לְ), 
so 2 Chronicles 36:7; 
Genesis 31:39 (followed by 
אֶלֿ); followed by accusative 
2 Kings 12:5; 
2 Chronicles 36:18; 
Daniel 1:2 (twice in verse); followed by 
ָ  ה locative 
Exodus 26:33; 
Jeremiah 20:5; followed by 
לִפְנֵי 2 Chronicles 24:14; of ravens bringing food 
1 Kings 17:6 (followed by 
לְ); of bringing presents 
Genesis 43:26; 
1 Samuel 9:7; 
1 Samuel 10:27 (all followed by 
לְ); compare 
1 Samuel 17:18; especially offerings, followed by 
לְ Genesis 4:3; 
Numbers 15:25; 
Nehemiah 10:35; 
Nehemiah 10:37 (
לְבֵית), etc.; 
Leviticus 2:2 followed by 
אֶלֿ of priest; absolute 
Genesis 4:4; 
Leviticus 4:32; 
Leviticus 23:14, 
15; 
Malachi 1:13 (twice in verse); 
2 Chronicles 31:5; compare also 
Exodus 35:21, 
22, 
23, 
24 (twice in verse); 
Exodus 35:27, 
29 (followed by 
לְ for) so 
Exodus 36:3 +; of time, 
cause a day to come Lamentations 1:21; 
cause cry to come (
עַלֿ) 
Job 34:28; = carry 
בָּנַיִךְ בְּחֹצֶן והב׳ Isaiah 49:22 (|| 
עַלכָּֿתֵף נשׂא); 
carry God in (
בְּ) 
the hand Job 12:6 (compare 
אֱלהַּ p. 43); 
allow to come, almost = 
invite Esther 5:12 (followed by 
אֶלֿ) compare 
Esther 5:10; particularly
 
    d. bring for a purpose, followed by infinitive 
Psalm 78:71 מֵאַחַר עָלוֺת הֱבִיאוֺ לִרְעוֺת בְּיַעֲקֹב עַמּוֺ.
 
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Hoph. Perfect הוּבָא Leviticus 10:18 +; 
3rd person feminine singular הֻבָאת Genesis 33:11 (see below); 
2nd person masculine singular הֻבָ֫אתָה Ezekiel 40:4; 
3rd person plural הוּבְאוּ Genesis 43:18; 
Imperfect יוּבָא Leviticus 6:23 +, 
יוּבָ֑אוּ Jeremiah 27:22; Participle 
מוּבָא 2 Kings 12:10 +; plural 
מוּבָאִים Genesis 43:18; 
Ezekiel 30:11 + 
Ezekiel 23:42 (Co 
מרבדים), 
מוּבָאוֺת Psalm 45:15; — 
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