Boaz
בֹּ֫עַזStrong’s H1162boaz (bo-az)
Appears in 22 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Boaz is the Hebrew word usually translated “boaz”. It appears in 22 verses of the Old Testament.
“And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband’s, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech; and his name was Boaz.”
Meaning
- Ancestor of David, kinsman-redeemer to Ruth, daughter-in-law of Naomi
- Name of the left of two brazen pillars, 18 cubits high, erected in the porch of Solomon's temple
- § Boaz = "fleetness"
How it's translated
- boaz 19
- and boaz 3
- of boaz 1
- to boaz 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Ruth 18
- 1 Chronicles 2
- 1 Kings 1
- 2 Chronicles 1
4 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Ruth 2:3And she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her hap was to light on a part of the field belonging unto Boaz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech.
- Ruth 2:4And, behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said unto the reapers, The LORD be with you. And they answered him, The LORD bless thee.
- Ruth 2:5Then said Boaz unto his servant that was set over the reapers, Whose damsel is this?
- Ruth 2:8Then said Boaz unto Ruth, Hearest thou not, my daughter? Go not to glean in another field, neither go from hence, but abide here fast by my maidens:
- Ruth 2:11And Boaz answered and said unto her, It hath fully been shewed me, all that thou hast done unto thy mother in law since the death of thine husband: and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy nativity, and art come unto a people which thou knewest not heretofore.
- Ruth 2:14And Boaz said unto her, At mealtime come thou hither, and eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. And she sat beside the reapers: and he reached her parched corn, and she did eat, and was sufficed, and left.
Hebrew dictionary
בֹּ֫עַז boaz · Boaz
A man of the tribe of Judah living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Rut.2.1; son of: Salmon (H8007) and Rahab (H7343); married to Ruth (H7327); father of: Obed (H5744) Also named: Booz (Βοόζ "Boaz" G1003) § Boaz = "fleetness" 1) ancestor of David, kinsman-redeemer to Ruth, daughter-in-law of Naomi 2) name of the left of two brazen pillars, 18 cubits high, erected in the porch of Solomon's temple
בֹּ֫עַז boaz · Boaz
§ Boaz = "fleetness" name of the left of two brazen pillars, 18 cubits high, erected in the porch of Solomon's temple
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.