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Lexicon :: Strong's H1162 - bōʿaz

Aa
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 BoxRth 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:1 - And Naomi had a relation of her husband, a man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech; and his name was Boaz.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:3 - And she went, and came and took up the heads of grain in the field after the cutters; and by chance she went into that part of the field which was the property of Boaz, who was of the family of Elimelech.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:4 - And Boaz came from Beth-lehem, and said to the grain-cutters, The Lord be with you. And they made answer, The Lord give you his blessing.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:5 - Then Boaz said to his servant who was in authority over the cutters, Whose girl is this?

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:8 - Then said Boaz to Ruth, Give ear to me, my daughter: do not go to take up the grain in another field, or go away from here, but keep here by my young women:

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:11 - And Boaz answering said to her, I have had news of everything you have done for your mother-in-law after the death of your husband; how you went away from your father and mother and the land of your birth, and came to a people who are strange to you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:14 - And at meal-time Boaz said to her, Come here, and take some of the bread, and put your bit into the wine. And she took her seat among the grain-cutters: and he gave her dry grain, and she took it, and there was more than enough for her meal.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:15 - And when she got ready to take up the grain, Boaz gave his young men orders, saying, Let her take it even from among the cut grain, and say nothing to her.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:19 - And her mother-in-law said to her, Where did you take up the grain today, and where were you working? May a blessing be on him who gave such attention to you. And she gave her mother-in-law an account of where she had been working, and said, The name of the man with whom I was working today is Boaz.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:23

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:23 - So she kept near the servant-girls of Boaz to take up the grain till the cutting of the early grain and the cutting of the late grain were ended; and she went on living with her mother-in-law.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 3:2 - And now, is there not Boaz, our relation, with whose young women you were? See, tonight he is separating the grain from the waste in his grain-floor.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 3:7 - Now when Boaz had taken meat and drink, and his heart was glad, he went to take his rest at the end of the mass of grain; then she came softly and, uncovering his feet, went to rest.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:1 - And Boaz went up to the public place of the town, and took his seat there: and the near relation of whom he had been talking came by; and Boaz, crying out to him by name, said, Come and be seated here. And he came and was seated.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:5 - Then Boaz said, On the day when you take this field, you will have to take with it Ruth, the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, so that you may keep the name of the dead living in his heritage.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:8 - So the near relation said to Boaz, Take it for yourself. And he took off his shoe.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:9 - Then Boaz said to the responsible men and to all the people, You are witnesses today that I have taken at a price from Naomi all the property which was Elimelech's, and everything which was Chilion's and Mahlon's.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:13 - So Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife; and he went in to her, and the Lord made her with child and she gave birth to a son.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:21

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:21 - And Salmon became the father of Boaz, and Boaz became the father of Obed;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:21 - He put up the pillars at the doorway of the Temple, naming the one on the right Jachin, and that on the left Boaz.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:11

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

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:12

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

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:17 - He put up the pillars in front of the Temple, one on the right side and one on the left, naming the one on the right Jachin and that on the left Boaz.
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