לִ/מְב֣וֹא

𐤋/𐤌𐤁𐤅𐤀

limevo

to the entrance

from בּוֹא; (with or without שֶׁמֶשׁ); an entrance (the place or the act); specifically sunset or the west; also (adverb with preposition) towards; by which came, as cometh, in coming, as men enter into, entering, entrance into, entry, where goeth, going down, [phrase] westward. Compare מוֹבָא.

H3996

1 Chronicles 4:39 · Word #2

Lexicon H3996

Lemmaמָבוֹא
Lemma (Paleo)𐤌𐤁𐤅𐤀
Transliterationmâbôwʼ
Strong'sH3996
In-contextto the entrance

Morphology HR/Ncmsc All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word

SIBI-P1 H3996-06

to the entering-of

Rootבוא (b-w-ʾ)
Core Meaningsto come, to enter, to go in, to arrive
Semantic Rangeentrance, entryway, gateway, act of entering, point of access; by extension the place of the sun’s going (sunset), the west; direction toward an entry
Conceptual SignificanceThis term marks thresholds—physical or symbolic—highlighting moments of transition, access, or arrival. In certain contexts it also designates the west as the place of the sun’s "going in," reflecting a Hebrew worldview shaped by observable patterns of coming and entering.
Morphological NotesPreposition ל ("to") prefixed to a masculine singular construct noun (מְבוֹא) from בוא. The construct state indicates possession or specification by a following noun.
Rendering RationaleThe noun מָבוֹא derives from the root בוא ("to come, enter") and denotes the act or place of entering. As a masculine singular construct form with the prefixed ל ("to"), it is best rendered "to the entering-of," preserving both the root idea of coming/entering and the construct relationship that anticipates a following genitive.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root בוא (to come, to enter, to go in, to arrive)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H935-02 aviakha I would cause-thee-to-come
H935-03 aviem I will cause them to come
H935-04 avienah I will cause her to come

Word Usage (23 occurrences of H3996)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Deuteronomy 11:30 מְב֣וֹא mevo toward the entrance
Joshua 1:4 מְב֣וֹא mevo going down
Joshua 23:4 מְב֥וֹא mevo toward the setting of