Hebrew · H935, H310 · unreviewed

בּוֹא אַחַר

To go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · properly, the hind part ; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)

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בּוֹא H935 to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

Pronunciation bwōʾ

Foundational motion verb expressing entry, arrival, and transition; fundamental to covenant theology and divine-human encounter narratives.

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אַחַר H310 properly, the hind part ; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)

Pronunciation ʾaḥar

Fundamental spatial concept of "behind/hinder" extended into temporal and causal relationships: what comes after

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What does בּוֹא אַחַר (bo achar) mean in the Bible?

בּוֹא · אַחַר is a Hebrew word meaning "to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)".

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Meaning

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

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 935×

Perfect 1Chr 2:21 · 1Chr 11:21 · 1Chr 11:25 · 1Chr 15:29 · 1Chr 16:33 · 1Kgs 1:1 · 1Kgs 1:22 · 1Kgs 1:42 · 1Kgs 10:10 · 1Kgs 10:12 · 1Kgs 10:14 · 1Kgs 12:1 · 1Kgs 13:1 · 1Kgs 13:10 · 1Kgs 13:12 · 1Kgs 13:21 364×

Imperfect 1Kgs 14:13 · 1Sam 2:34 · 1Sam 2:36 · 1Sam 9:6 · 1Sam 21:16 · 1Sam 26:10 · 2Chr 19:10 · 2Chr 23:19 · 2Kgs 6:32 · 2Kgs 19:32 · 2Kgs 19:33 · 2Sam 5:6 · 2Sam 5:8 · 2Sam 6:9 · 2Sam 15:4 · 2Sam 15:37 333×

Participle active 1Kgs 14:5 · 1Kgs 14:6 · 1Kgs 14:17 · 1Sam 2:31 · 1Sam 9:14 · 1Sam 11:5 · 1Sam 17:12 · 1Sam 17:43 · 1Sam 17:45 · 1Sam 22:9 · 1Sam 25:19 · 2Chr 23:4 · 2Chr 23:8 · 2Kgs 3:20 · 2Kgs 11:5 · 2Kgs 11:9 127×

Sequential imperfect 1Kgs 1:42 · 2Chr 25:8 · 2Kgs 5:5 · 2Sam 14:32 · 2Sam 16:21 · Exod 6:11 · Exod 7:26 · Exod 9:1 · Exod 10:1 · Ezek 3:4 · Ezek 3:11 · Ezek 3:24 · Ezek 8:9 · Ezek 10:2 · Gen 7:1 · Gen 16:2 49×

Infinitive construct 1Kgs 14:28 · 1Sam 9:15 · 2Chr 12:11 · 2Chr 18:34 · 2Chr 25:14 · 2Kgs 16:11 · 2Sam 3:35 · 2Sam 15:28 · Deut 4:21 · Exod 2:18 · Exod 17:12 · Exod 22:25 · Ezek 21:32 · Ezek 33:22 · Ezek 38:18 · Gen 39:16 29×

Jussive 2Chr 23:6 · 2Chr 25:7 · 2Kgs 5:8 · Jer 17:15 · Job 3:6 · Judg 13:8 · Lev 16:2 · Song 4:16 · Jer 16:5 · Obad 1:13 · Prov 4:14 · Prov 23:10 · Prov 27:10 · Ps 143:2 · 2Sam 13:5 · 2Sam 13:6 24×

Infinitive absolute 1Sam 9:6 · Dan 11:10 · Dan 11:13 · Hab 2:3 · Jer 36:29 · Lev 14:48 · Ps 126:6 7×

Cohortative Gen 38:16 · Ps 132:7 2×

Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 193×

Imperfect 1Chr 13:12 · 1Kgs 21:29 · Exod 11:1 · Ezek 5:17 · Ezek 11:8 · Ezek 14:17 · Ezek 33:2 · Isa 43:5 · Isa 60:17 · Isa 66:4 · Jer 11:23 · Jer 23:12 · Jer 48:44 · Jer 49:32 · Mic 1:15 · Zeph 3:20 64×

Perfect 1Chr 22:4 · 1Sam 10:27 · 2Chr 9:10 · 2Chr 15:11 · 2Chr 24:14 · 2Chr 29:32 · 2Chr 31:5 · 2Chr 31:6 · 2Kgs 10:8 · 2Sam 3:22 · Exod 35:21 · Exod 35:22 · Exod 35:23 · Exod 35:24 · Exod 35:27 · Exod 35:29 62×

Participle active 1Chr 12:41 · 1Kgs 10:25 · 1Kgs 14:10 · 1Kgs 17:6 · 1Kgs 21:21 · 2Chr 9:14 · 2Chr 9:24 · 2Chr 17:11 · 2Chr 32:23 · 2Chr 34:24 · 2Chr 34:28 · 2Kgs 10:24 · 2Kgs 21:12 · 2Kgs 22:16 · 2Kgs 22:20 · Exod 10:4 50×

Sequential imperfect 1Sam 20:40 · Exod 4:6 · Gen 43:16 · Jer 17:18 · Gen 42:19 · Isa 16:3 · Jer 27:12 · Mal 3:10 · 2Sam 13:10 · Isa 43:6 11×

Infinitive construct 2Sam 17:14 · Deut 6:23 · Ezek 20:15 · Gen 18:19 · Isa 1:13 · Jer 17:24 6×

Hophal causative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action 15×

Imperfect 2Kgs 12:5 · 2Kgs 12:17 · Jer 10:9 · Lev 6:23 · Lev 11:32 · Jer 27:22 6×

Perfect Lev 10:18 · Lev 16:27 · Ezek 40:4 · Gen 33:11 · Gen 43:18 5×

Participle passive Ezek 23:42 · Ezek 30:11 · Gen 43:18 · Ps 45:15 4×

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 1143 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form

Perfect 431 Imperfect 427 Participle 177 Imperative 60 Infinitive construct 35 Infinitive absolute 7 Participle passive 4 Cohortative 2

Stem

Qal 935 Hiphil 193 Hophal 15

Mood

Indicative 431 Indicative/jussive 349 Imperative 60 Indicative/cohortative 54 Jussive 24

OT Occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

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