◄ 1162. Boaz ►
Brown-Driver-Briggs 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 (ᵐ5 Βοος, Βοοζ). 2 name of the left hand of two pillars set up before temple (compare also יָכִין below כון) 1 Kings 7:21 2Chronicles 3:17; (meaning obscure; ᵑ0 apparently reference to 1, compare ᵑ72Chronicles 3:17; Thes supposes name of architect or donor; Ew perhaps sons of Solomon, etc.; read possibly בְּעֹז in strength, ᵐ52Chronicles 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)). Forms and Transliterations בֹ֗עַז בֹ֙עַז֙ בֹ֜עַז בֹּ֔עַז בֹּ֙עַז֙ בֹּ֤עַז בֹּ֨עַז בֹּֽעַז׃ בעז בעז׃ וּבֹ֖עַז וּבֹ֙עַז֙ וּבֹ֨עַז ובעז לְבֹ֔עַז לְבֹ֖עַז לבעז bō‘az ḇō‘az bō·‘az ḇō·‘az Boaz lə·ḇō·‘az ləḇō‘az leVoaz ū·ḇō·‘az ūḇō‘az uVoaz Voaz Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts