Hebrew · H3996

מָבוֹא

An entrance (the place or the act); specifically sunset or the west ; also (adverb with preposition) towards

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מָבוֹא H3996

Pronunciation mābwōʾ

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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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.

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

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How English Renders It

the entrance 4× Judges 1:25, 1 Chronicles 9:19, 2 Chronicles 23:15, Ezekiel 42:9

where it sets 3× Psalms 50:1, Psalms 113:3, Malachi 1:11

entrance 2× 2 Kings 11:16, Jeremiah 38:14

and west 1× Joshua 1:4

as an army entering 1× Ezekiel 26:10

as usual 1× Ezekiel 33:31

at the entrance 1× 2 Chronicles 23:13

at the entrances 1× Proverbs 8:3

entryway 1× 2 Kings 16:18

how to get into 1× Judges 1:24

of 1× Zechariah 8:7

of the entrance 1× Ezekiel 44:5

through the entrance 1× Ezekiel 46:19

to the entrance 1× 1 Chronicles 4:39

west 1× Deuteronomy 11:30

westward 1× Joshua 23:4

when to set 1× Psalms 104:19

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First aligned row Deuteronomy 11:30

Aligned rows 23

Books represented 12

Deuteronomy 1 Joshua 2 Judges 2 2 Kings 2 1 Chronicles 2 2 Chronicles 2 Psalms 3 Proverbs 1 Jeremiah 1 Ezekiel 5 Zechariah 1 Malachi 1

Source forms

מְב֣וֹא 4x mə·ḇō·w Deuteronomy 11:30, Joshua 1:4, Judges 1:24, Judges 1:25

מְב֥וֹא 4x mə·ḇō·w Joshua 23:4, 2 Kings 11:16, 2 Chronicles 23:15, Zechariah 8:7

לִמְב֣וֹא 2x lim·ḇō·w 1 Chronicles 4:39, Ezekiel 44:5

בַמָּבוֹא֮ 1x ḇam·mā·ḇō·w Ezekiel 46:19

בַּמָּב֗וֹא 1x bam·mā·ḇō·w 2 Chronicles 23:13

הַמָּבוֹא 1x ham·må̄·ḇō Ezekiel 42:9

הַמָּבֽוֹא׃ 1x ham·mā·ḇō·w 1 Chronicles 9:19

כִּמְבוֹא־ 1x kim·ḇō·w- Ezekiel 33:31

Parsing patterns

Noun - masculine singular construct 10x Deuteronomy 11:30, Joshua 1:4, Joshua 23:4, Judges 1:24

Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 4x Psalms 50:1, Psalms 104:19, Psalms 113:3, Malachi 1:11

Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular 2x 2 Chronicles 23:13, Ezekiel 46:19

Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct 2x 1 Chronicles 4:39, Ezekiel 44:5

Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x 1 Chronicles 9:19

Article | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular 1x Ezekiel 42:9

Noun - masculine singular 1x Jeremiah 38:14

Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural construct 1x Ezekiel 26:10

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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מָבוֹא

What does מָבוֹא (mābwōʾ) mean in the Bible?

What does מָבוֹא (mābwōʾ) mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H3996?

Where does מָבוֹא (mābwōʾ) appear in Scripture?

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