What does בּוֹא · מָקוֹם mean in the Bible?
בּוֹא · מָקוֹם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)".
Hebrew · H935, H4725
וַתָּבֹאוּ אֶל־הַמָּקוֹם הַזֶּה
To go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · properly, a standing , i.e. a spot ; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
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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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מָקוֹם H4725 properly, a standing , i.e. a spot ; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
Pronunciation māqwōm
Physical location extends figuratively to internal condition; versatile spatial term encompassing place, room, and circumstance.
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What does וַתָּבֹאוּ אֶל־הַמָּקוֹם הַזֶּה (vattavo'u el-hammaqom hazzeh) mean in the Bible?
בּוֹא · מָקוֹם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H935, H4725?
H935, H4725 is connected to 2,993 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
Source Gloss
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.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 1143
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×
Word Origins
וַתָּבֹאוּ אֶל־הַמָּקוֹם הַזֶּה is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain