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Lexicon :: Strong's H1162 - bōʿaz

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בֹּעַז
Transliteration
bōʿaz
Pronunciation
bo'-az
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root of uncertain meaning
Strong’s Definitions

בֹּעַז Bôʻaz, bo'-az; from an unused root of uncertain meaning; Boaz, the ancestor of David; also the name of a pillar in front of the temple:—Boaz.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 24x

The KJV translates Strong's H1162 in the following manner: Boaz (24x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 24x
The KJV translates Strong's H1162 in the following manner: Boaz (24x).

  1. 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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
בֹּעַז Bôʻaz, bo'-az; from an unused root of uncertain meaning; Boaz, the ancestor of David; also the name of a pillar in front of the temple:—Boaz.
STRONGS H1162: Abbreviations
† בֹּ֫עַז proper name, masculine (quickness ?) —
1. kinsman of Naomi, who married Ruth Ruth 2:1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 11, 14, 15, 19, 23; Ruth 3:2, 7; Ruth 4:1 (twice in verse); Ruth 4:5; Ruth 4:8; Ruth 4:9; Ruth 4:13; also Ruth 4:21 (twice in verse); 1 Chronicles 2:11, 12 (Greek Version of the LXX Βοος, Βοοζ).
2. name of the left hand of two pillars set up before temple (compare also יָכִין below כון) 1 Kings 7:21 2 Chronicles 3:17; (meaning obscure; MT apparently reference to 1, compare Targum 2 Chronicles 3:17; Thes supposes name of architect or donor; Ew perhaps sons of Solomon, etc.; read possibly בְּעֹז in strength, Greek Version of the LXX 2 Chronicles 3:17 ἰσχύς; Th thinks יכין בעז a sentence, one word being engraved on each pillar, he (God) establisheth in strength; against him, however, Ke Be; Öttli thinks an exclamation, in strength ! expressing satisfaction of architect; Klo proposes for בעז, בַּעַל עֹז (compare B 1 Kings 7:21 Βαλαζ)).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Ruth

2:1; 2:3; 2:4; 2:5; 2:8; 2:11; 2:14; 2:15; 2:19; 2:23; 3:2; 3:7; 4:1; 4:5; 4:8; 4:9; 4:13; 4:21

1 Kings

7:21; 7:21

1 Chronicles

2:11; 2:12

2 Chronicles

3:17; 3:17; 3:17

H1162

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1162 matches the Hebrew בֹּעַז (bōʿaz),
which occurs 24 times in 22 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:1 - Now Naomi had a relative on her husband's side of the family named Boaz. He was a wealthy, prominent man from the clan of Elimelech.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:3 - So Ruth went and gathered grain in the fields behind the harvesters. Now she just happened to end up in the portion of the field belonging to Boaz, who was from the clan of Elimelech.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:4 - Now at that very moment, Boaz arrived from Bethlehem and greeted the harvesters, "May the LORD be with you!" They replied, "May the LORD bless you!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:5 - Boaz asked his servant in charge of the harvesters, "To whom does this young woman belong?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:8 - So Boaz said to Ruth, "Listen carefully, my dear! Do not leave to gather grain in another field. You need not go beyond the limits of this field. You may go along beside my female workers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:11 - Boaz replied to her, "I have been given a full report of all that you have done for your mother-in-law following the death of your husband - how you left your father and your mother, as well as your homeland, and came to live among people you did not know previously.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:14 - Later during the mealtime Boaz said to her, "Come here and have some food! Dip your bread in the vinegar!" So she sat down beside the harvesters. Then he handed her some roasted grain. She ate until she was full and saved the rest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:15 - When she got up to gather grain, Boaz told his male servants, "Let her gather grain even among the bundles! Don't chase her off!

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:19 - Her mother-in-law asked her, "Where did you gather grain today? Where did you work? May the one who took notice of you be rewarded!" So Ruth told her mother-in-law with whom she had worked. She said, "The name of the man with whom I worked today is Boaz."

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 2:23

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:23 - So Ruth worked beside Boaz's female servants, gathering grain until the end of the barley harvest as well as the wheat harvest. After that she stayed home with her mother-in-law.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 3:2 - Now Boaz, with whose female servants you worked, is our close relative. Look, tonight he is winnowing barley at the threshing floor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 3:7 - When Boaz had finished his meal and was feeling satisfied, he lay down to sleep at the far end of the grain heap. Then Ruth crept up quietly, uncovered his legs, and lay down beside him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:1 - Now Boaz went up to the village gate and sat there. Then along came the guardian whom Boaz had mentioned to Ruth! Boaz said, "Come here and sit down, 'John Doe'!" So he came and sat down.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:5 - Then Boaz said, "When you acquire the field from Naomi, you must also acquire Ruth the Moabite, the wife of our deceased relative, in order to preserve his family name by raising up a descendant who will inherit his property."

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:8 - So the guardian said to Boaz, "You may acquire it," and he removed his sandal.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:9 - Then Boaz said to the leaders and all the people, "You are witnesses today that I have acquired from Naomi all that belonged to Elimelech, Kilion, and Mahlon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:13 - So Boaz married Ruth and had sexual relations with her. The LORD enabled her to conceive and she gave birth to a son.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 4:21

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:21 - Salmon was the father of Boaz, Boaz was the father of Obed,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 7:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:21 - He set up the pillars on the porch in front of the main hall. He erected one pillar on the right side and called it Jakin; he erected the other pillar on the left side and called it Boaz.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 2:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:11 - Nahshon was the father of Salma, and Salma was the father of Boaz.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 2:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:12 - Boaz was the father of Obed, and Obed was the father of Jesse.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 3:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:17 - He set up the pillars in front of the temple, one on the right side and the other on the left. He named the one on the right Jachin, and the one on the left Boaz.
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