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Lexicon :: Strong's H3996 - māḇô'

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מָבוֹא
Transliteration
māḇô'
Pronunciation
maw-bo'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 212b

Strong’s Definitions

מָבוֹא mâbôwʼ, maw-bo'; from H935; (with or without H8121) 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, westward. Compare H4126.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 24x

The KJV translates Strong's H3996 in the following manner: going down (6x), entry (5x), come (3x), entrance (3x), enter (2x), in (2x), west (1x), westward (1x), variant (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 24x
The KJV translates Strong's H3996 in the following manner: going down (6x), entry (5x), come (3x), entrance (3x), enter (2x), in (2x), west (1x), westward (1x), variant (1x).

  1. entrance, a coming in, entering

  2. sunset

    1. sunset

    2. sunset, west

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מָבוֹא mâbôwʼ, maw-bo'; from H935; (with or without H8121) 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, westward. Compare H4126.
STRONGS H3996: Abbreviations
† מָבוֺא noun masculineJeremiah 38:14 entrance, a coming in, entering; — מ׳ absolute Jeremiah 38:14 + 3 times + Ezekiel 42:9 Kt (Qr מֵבִיא wrong, compare Co); construct מְבוֺא Deuteronomy 11:30 + 12 times; suffix מְבוֺאוֺ Psalm 104:19 + 2 times; מְבֹאוֺ Psalm 50:1; מבואך 2 Samuel 3:25 Kt (Qr מוֺבָאֶ֑ךָ inexplicable compare Dr); plural construct מְבוֺאֵי Ezekiel 26:10, מְבוֺאֹת [H3997 Ezekiel 27:3]; —
1. entrance, i.e. place or way of entrance, into a city Judges 1:24, 25; 1 Chronicles 4:39; Proverbs 8:3 (פְּתָחִים מ׳); into buildings 2 Kings 11:16; 2 Kings 16:18; 1 Chronicles 9:19 (שֹׁמְרֵי הַמָּבוֺא), 2 Chronicles 23:13, 15; Jeremiah 38:14; Ezekiel 42:9; Ezekiel 46:19; see also מְבוֺאֹת יָם entrance of (the) sea, gate of the sea, of situation of Tyre [H3997 Ezekiel 27:3].
2. entering, act of entrance, by violence, in storm of city Ezekiel 26:10; coming in or together, making a crowd, כִּמְבוֺא עָ֑ם Ezekiel 33:31 simile of eagerness to hear Yahweh's word; in phrase אֶתמֿוֺצָאֲךָ וְאֶתמֿבואך 2 Samuel 3:25 thy going out and thy coming in, mode of entering temple, or the people who enter Ezekiel 44:5; particularly of sunset מְבוֺא הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ Psalm 104:19; = west Deuteronomy 11:30; Joshua 1:4; Joshua 23:4 הַיָּם הַגָּדוֺל מְבוֺא הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ = Mediterranean, Zechariah 8:7 אֶרֶץ מְבוֺא הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ (|| אֶרֶץ מִזְרָח), Malachi 1:11; Psalm 50:1; Psalm 113:3 sunset = west, opposed to sunrise = east; in phrase from east to west, i.e. over the whole earth, everywhere on earth.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Deuteronomy

11:30; 11:30

Joshua

1:4; 23:4

Judges

1:24; 1:25

2 Samuel

3:25; 3:25

2 Kings

11:16; 16:18

1 Chronicles

4:39; 9:19

2 Chronicles

23:13; 23:15

Psalms

50:1; 50:1; 104:19; 104:19; 113:3

Proverbs

8:3

Jeremiah

38:14; 38:14; 38:14

Ezekiel

26:10; 26:10; 33:31; 42:9; 42:9; 44:5; 46:19

Zechariah

8:7

Malachi

1:11

H3996

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3996 matches the Hebrew מָבוֹא (māḇô'),
which occurs 23 times in 23 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 11:30

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:30 - As you know, these mountains are across the Jordan, westward, toward the setting sun, near the great trees of Moreh, in the territory of those Canaanites living in the Arabah in the vicinity of Gilgal.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 1:4 - Your territory will extend from the desert to Lebanon, and from the great river, the Euphrates—all the Hittite country—to the Mediterranean Sea in the west.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 23:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 23:4 - Remember how I have allotted as an inheritance for your tribes all the land of the nations that remain—the nations I conquered—between the Jordan and the Mediterranean Sea in the west.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 1:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:24 - the spies saw a man coming out of the city and they said to him, “Show us how to get into the city and we will see that you are treated well.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 1:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:25 - So he showed them, and they put the city to the sword but spared the man and his whole family.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 11:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 11:16 - So they seized her as she reached the place where the horses enter the palace grounds, and there she was put to death.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 16:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 16:18 - He took away the Sabbath canopy[fn] that had been built at the temple and removed the royal entryway outside the temple of the LORD, in deference to the king of Assyria.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 4:39

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:39 - and they went to the outskirts of Gedor to the east of the valley in search of pasture for their flocks.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 9:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:19 - Shallum son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his fellow gatekeepers from his family (the Korahites) were responsible for guarding the thresholds of the tent just as their ancestors had been responsible for guarding the entrance to the dwelling of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 23:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 23:13 - She looked, and there was the king, standing by his pillar at the entrance. The officers and the trumpeters were beside the king, and all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets, and musicians with their instruments were leading the praises. Then Athaliah tore her robes and shouted, “Treason! Treason!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 23:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 23:15 - So they seized her as she reached the entrance of the Horse Gate on the palace grounds, and there they put her to death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 50:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:1 - A psalm of Asaph. The Mighty One, God, the LORD, speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to where it sets.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 104:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:19 - He made the moon to mark the seasons, and the sun knows when to go down.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 113:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 113:3 - From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, the name of the LORD is to be praised.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 8:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:3 - beside the gate leading into the city, at the entrance, she cries aloud:

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 38:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 38:14 - Then King Zedekiah sent for Jeremiah the prophet and had him brought to the third entrance to the temple of the LORD. “I am going to ask you something,” the king said to Jeremiah. “Do not hide anything from me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 26:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:10 - His horses will be so many that they will cover you with dust. Your walls will tremble at the noise of the warhorses, wagons and chariots when he enters your gates as men enter a city whose walls have been broken through.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 33:31

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:31 - My people come to you, as they usually do, and sit before you to hear your words, but they do not put them into practice. Their mouths speak of love, but their hearts are greedy for unjust gain.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 42:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 42:9 - The lower rooms had an entrance on the east side as one enters them from the outer court.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 44:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 44:5 - The LORD said to me, “Son of man, look carefully, listen closely and give attention to everything I tell you concerning all the regulations and instructions regarding the temple of the LORD. Give attention to the entrance to the temple and all the exits of the sanctuary.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 46:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 46:19 - Then the man brought me through the entrance at the side of the gate to the sacred rooms facing north, which belonged to the priests, and showed me a place at the western end.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 8:7

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 8:7 - This is what the LORD Almighty says: “I will save my people from the countries of the east and the west.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 1:11 - My name will be great among the nations, from where the sun rises to where it sets. In every place incense and pure offerings will be brought to me, because my name will be great among the nations,” says the LORD Almighty.
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