The meaning of “בֹּעַז”
Understanding Bôʻaz reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Boaz. - § Boaz = "fleetness" - Boaz, the ancestor of David - also the name of a pillar in front of the temple 1) ancesto...
בֹּעַז
Boaz. - § Boaz = "fleetness" - Boaz, the ancestor of David - also the name of a pillar in front of the temple 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
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Ruth 2:23 | “So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz to glean unto the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and dwelt with her mother in law. ” Word: בֹּעַז (Bôʻaz) | |
| 1 Kings 7:21 | “And he set up the pillars in the porch of the temple: and he set up the right pillar, and called the name thereof Jachin: and he set up the left pillar, and called the name thereof Boaz.” Word: בֹּעַז (Bôʻaz) | |
| 1 Chronicles 2:12 | “And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse,” Word: בֹּעַז (Bôʻaz) | |
| 2 Chronicles 3:17 | “And he reared up the pillars before the temple, one on the right hand, and the other on the left; and called the name of that on the right hand Jachin, and the name of that on the left Boaz. ” Word: בֹּעַז (Bôʻaz) |
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