יָבֹ֣אוּ

𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅

yavou

they come

a primitive root; to go or come (in a wide variety of applications); abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat, [phrase] employ, (cause to) enter (in, into, -tering, -trance, -try), be fallen, fetch, [phrase] follow, get, give, go (down, in, to war), grant, [phrase] have, [idiom] indeed, (in-) vade, lead, lift (up), mention, pull in, put, resort, run (down), send, set, [idiom] (well) stricken (in age), [idiom] surely, take (in), way.

H935

Judges 21:22 · Word #3

Lexicon H935

Lemmaבּוֹא
Lemma (Paleo)𐤁𐤅𐤀
Transliterationbôwʼ
Strong'sH935
In-contextthey come

Morphology HVqi3mp All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number p — Plural — Plural

SIBI-P1 H935-263

they cause-to-come

Morphological NotesHiphil (HV) imperfect (yiqtol) 3rd masculine plural (3mp); prefixed יַ/יָ with vav-consecutive potential in some contexts, but primarily modal/future 'they shall/will cause to come'; surfaces show cantillation variants of יָבֹאוּ.
Rendering RationaleThe Hiphil stem (HV) indicates causative action, transforming the core Qal meaning of 'come/go' into 'cause to come/enter/bring'; this preserves the root's semantic field of motion and arrival while reflecting the imperfective aspect implying future or ongoing action. The 3mp morphology is captured with the masculine plural subject 'they' in English neuter plural form suitable for non-specific agents. This rendering maintains grammatical person/number/gender fidelity without diluting the primitive root sense of ingressive movement.

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Words from Root בוא (come, go, enter, arrive, bring)

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 (2592 occurrences of H935)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 2:19 וַ/יָּבֵא֙ vayave and brought
Genesis 2:22 וַ/יְבִאֶ֖/הָ vayevieha and brought her
Genesis 4:3 וַ/יָּבֵ֨א vayave Cain brought