Strong’s H3996
מָבוֹא — mâbôwʼ
מָבוֹא (mâbôwʼ, Strong’s H3996) means: an entrance (the place or the act); specifically sunset or the west; also (adverb with preposition) towards.
an entrance (the place or the act); specifically sunset or the west; also (adverb with preposition) towards
- H3996
- /maw-bo'/
- 23× in the Bible
- Transliteration
- mâbôwʼ
- Pronunciation
- maw-bo'
- Occurrences
- 23
Meaning
- Hebrew
- מָבוֹא
- Definition
- an entrance (the place or the act); specifically sunset or the west; also (adverb with preposition) towards
- Derivation
- from H935 (בּוֹא); (with or without H8121 (שֶׁמֶשׁ))
- King James Version renders it as
- by which came, as cometh, in coming, as men enter into, entering, entrance into, entry, where goeth, going down, [phrase] westward. Compare H4126 (מוֹבָא).
Derived from
- בּוֹא bôwʼH935 · to go or come · 2592×
- שֶׁמֶשׁ shemeshH8121 · the sun · 134×
Words derived from mâbôwʼ
- מְבוֹאָה mᵉbôwʼâhH3997 · a haven · 1×
- מוֹבָא môwbâʼH4126 · an entrance · 3×
Where it appears
The first verses that use mâbôwʼ (23 times in all).
Sources
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