Hebrew Word of the Week

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Hebrew Word of the Week

Based on the Weekly Torah Portion

The Hebrew word of the week is bo (בּוֹא), meaning to "go in," or "enter," though more idiomatically the verb can mean "to die" (i.e., go to the fathers) or even for sexual relations. The biconsonantal verb bo (and its cognates) is the fourth most occuring in the entire Tanakh. The verb first occurs in Genesis 6:13, "And God said unto Noah, 'The end of all flesh is come (בָּא) before me,'" and the qal imperative singular form of the verb ("you go!") occurs in the first verse of Parashat Bo (פרשת בא):

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Shoresh-Related Words

The verb appears over 2500 times in the Tanakh. Some related words include:

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