Boaz

Boaz
a) The second husband of Ruth.

Then said Boaz unto Ruth, Hearest thou not, my daughter? Go not to glean in another field, neither go from hence, but abide here fast by my maidens

b) of biblical origin, in occasional use.

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  • BOAZ — (Heb. בֹּעַז), the son of Salmah, great grandfather of King David. Boaz was descended from Nahshon, the son of Amminadab (Ruth 4:20–22; I Chron. 2:10–15), prince of the tribe of Judah in the generation of the wilderness (Num. 1:7). He lived in… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Boaz — Boaz, AL U.S. city in Alabama Population (2000): 7411 Housing Units (2000): 3468 Land area (2000): 12.195238 sq. miles (31.585519 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.055415 sq. miles (0.143525 sq. km) Total area (2000): 12.250653 sq. miles (31.729044 sq …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

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  • Boaz, WI — U.S. village in Wisconsin Population (2000): 137 Housing Units (2000): 67 Land area (2000): 0.357484 sq. miles (0.925880 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.357484 sq. miles (0.925880 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Boaz, WV — U.S. Census Designated Place in West Virginia Population (2000): 1345 Housing Units (2000): 554 Land area (2000): 3.710809 sq. miles (9.610951 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.816564 sq. miles (2.114891 sq. km) Total area (2000): 4.527373 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Boaz — [bō′az΄] n. [Heb boaz, lit., swiftness] Bible Ruth s second husband: Ruth 4:13 …   English World dictionary

  • Boaz — m Biblical: Hebrew name of uncertain origin, perhaps meaning ‘swiftness’. In the Bible it is borne by a distant kinsman of Ruth who treats her generously and eventually marries her. The given name was in occasional use in England in the 17th and… …   First names dictionary

  • Boaz — Un tableau de Rembrandt représentant Boas et Ruth. Boaz, de l hébreu בועז bô az « en lui (est) la force », est un personnage du Livre de Ruth. Historique Riche propriétaire terrien de Bethléem, il est fils de Salmôn et Rahab …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Boaz — (fl. 12th cent, BCE)    Israelite landowner, husband of Ruth. When Ruth came to glean in his fields, Boaz saw and admired her devotion to her widowed mother in law Naomi. As a kinsman of Elimelech (Ruth s father in law), Boaz undertook to marry… …   Dictionary of Jewish Biography

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