Strongs Number: H1162
- Hebrew Word
- בֹּעַז
- Transliteration
- Bôʻaz
- Phonetic
- bo'-az
- Part of Speech
- Proper Name Masculine
- Strongs Definition
-
{Boaz} the ancestor of David; also the name of a pillar in front of the temple
- BDB Definition
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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
- Origin
- From an unused root of uncertain meaning
- Bible Usage
- Boaz.