What does מָבוֹא (mābwōʾ) mean in the Bible?
מָבוֹא (mābwōʾ): Entrance as passage point: literal doorway, solar descent, or directional goal—movement across a threshold.
Hebrew · H3996
מָבוֹא
An entrance (the place or the act); specifically sunset or the west ; also (adverb with preposition) towards
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מָבוֹאH3996
Pronunciationmābwōʾ
What does מָבוֹא (mābwōʾ) mean in the Bible?
מָבוֹא (mābwōʾ): Entrance as passage point: literal doorway, solar descent, or directional goal—movement across a threshold.
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How does the BSB render H3996?
The BSB source-word alignment has 23 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the entrance (4), where it sets (3), entrance (2), and west (1), as an army entering (1).
Where does מָבוֹא (mābwōʾ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 11:30. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (5), Psalms (3), 1 Chronicles (2), 2 Chronicles (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itthe entrance4×Judges 1:25, 1 Chronicles 9:19, 2 Chronicles 23:15, Ezekiel 42:9
where it sets3×Psalms 50:1, Psalms 113:3, Malachi 1:11
entrance2×2 Kings 11:16, Jeremiah 38:14
and west1×Joshua 1:4
as an army entering1×Ezekiel 26:10
as usual1×Ezekiel 33:31
at the entrance1×2 Chronicles 23:13
at the entrances1×Proverbs 8:3
entryway1×2 Kings 16:18
how to get into1×Judges 1:24
of1×Zechariah 8:7
of the entrance1×Ezekiel 44:5
through the entrance1×Ezekiel 46:19
to the entrance1×1 Chronicles 4:39
west1×Deuteronomy 11:30
westward1×Joshua 23:4
when to set1×Psalms 104:19
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 11:30מְב֣וֹאtowestNoun - masculine singular constructJoshua 1:4מְב֣וֹאtoand westNoun - masculine singular constructJoshua 23:4מְב֥וֹאtowestwardNoun - masculine singular constructJudges 1:24מְב֣וֹאtohow to get intoNoun - masculine singular constructJudges 1:25מְב֣וֹאtothe entranceNoun - masculine singular construct2 Kings 11:16מְב֥וֹאtoentranceNoun - masculine singular construct2 Kings 16:18מְב֤וֹאtoentrywayNoun - masculine singular construct1 Chronicles 4:39לִמְב֣וֹאtoto the entrancePreposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct1 Chronicles 9:19הַמָּבֽוֹא׃tothe entranceArticle | Noun - masculine singular2 Chronicles 23:13בַּמָּב֗וֹאtoat the entrancePreposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowDeuteronomy 11:30
Aligned rows23
Books represented12
Deuteronomy1Joshua2Judges22 Kings21 Chronicles22 Chronicles2Psalms3Proverbs1Jeremiah1Ezekiel5Zechariah1Malachi1
Source forms
מְב֣וֹא4xmə·ḇō·wDeuteronomy 11:30, Joshua 1:4, Judges 1:24, Judges 1:25
מְב֥וֹא4xmə·ḇō·wJoshua 23:4, 2 Kings 11:16, 2 Chronicles 23:15, Zechariah 8:7
לִמְב֣וֹא2xlim·ḇō·w1 Chronicles 4:39, Ezekiel 44:5
בַמָּבוֹא֮1xḇam·mā·ḇō·wEzekiel 46:19
בַּמָּב֗וֹא1xbam·mā·ḇō·w2 Chronicles 23:13
הַמָּבוֹא1xham·må̄·ḇōEzekiel 42:9
הַמָּבֽוֹא׃1xham·mā·ḇō·w1 Chronicles 9:19
כִּמְבוֹא־1xkim·ḇō·w-Ezekiel 33:31
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct10xDeuteronomy 11:30, Joshua 1:4, Joshua 23:4, Judges 1:24
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular4xPsalms 50:1, Psalms 104:19, Psalms 113:3, Malachi 1:11
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular2x2 Chronicles 23:13, Ezekiel 46:19
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct2x1 Chronicles 4:39, Ezekiel 44:5
Article | Noun - masculine singular1x1 Chronicles 9:19
Article | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular1xEzekiel 42:9
Noun - masculine singular1xJeremiah 38:14
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural construct1xEzekiel 26:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Entrance as passage point: literal doorway, solar descent, or directional goal—movement across a threshold.
Source Gloss
an entrance (the place or the act); specifically sunset or the west ; also (adverb with preposition) towards
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Entrance as passage point: literal doorway, solar descent, or directional goal—movement across a threshold.
an entrance (the place or the act); specifically sunset or the west; also (adverb with preposition) towards BDB: entrance Usage: by which came, as cometh, in coming, as men enter into, entering, entrance into, entry, where goeth, going down, westward. Compare 4126.
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