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title: בֹּעַז — Boaz · The Tanakh dictionary
description: בֹּעַז (1162), a word of Biblical Hebrew, used 22 times: Boaz. BDB 1906: n.pr.m. With 2 verses in Hebrew, word for word and JPS 1917.
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# בֹּעַז

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«בֹּעַז» in the Tanakh dictionary: **Boaz** — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

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**Used:** 22 times · **Key:** 1162 · **BDB:** בֹּ֫עַז

### Glosses

Boaz (18); \[is\].Boaz (2); \[was\].Boaz (1)

### Meaning (OSHB)

Boaz [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1489/1162/#m1)

### Meaning (BDB 1906)

n.pr.m. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1489/1162/#m2)

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**The whole BDB entry:** n.pr.m. (quickness?)— kinsman of Naomi, who married Ruth Ru 2:1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 11, 14, 15, 19, 23; 3:2, 7; 4:1(×2), 5, 8, 9, 13, also v 21(×2) 1 Ch 2:11, 12 (𝔊 Βοος, Βοοζ). name of the left hand of two pillars set up before temple (cf. also יָכִין sub כון) 1 K 7:21 = 2 Ch 3:17; (meaning obscure; MT appar. ref. to 1, cf. 𝔗 2 Ch 3:17; Thes supposes name of architect or donor; Ew perhaps sons of Solomon, etc.; read possibly בְּעֹז in strength, 𝔊 2 Ch 3:17 ἰσχύς; Th thinks יכין בעז a sentence, one word being engraved on each pillar, he (God) established in strength; against him, however, Ke Be; Öt thinks an exclamation, in strength! expressing satisfaction of architect; Klo proposes for בעז, בַּעַל עֹז (cf. B 1 K 7:21 Βαλαζ)).

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Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 20 of its verses cited, 0 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (2 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 0 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (1 candidates)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every English meaning of «בֹּעַז» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1489/1162/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

### In the verses

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[Ruth 4:21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/RUT.4.21/)

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וְשַׂלְמוֹן֙ הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־בֹּ֔עַז וּבֹ֖עַז הוֹלִ֥יד אֶת־עוֹבֵֽד׃

*Word for word:* and Salmon he.fathered (et) Boaz and Boaz he.fathered (et) Obed

*JPS 1917:* and Salmon begot Boaz, and Boaz begot Obed;

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[1 Chronicles 2:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.2.11/)

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וְנַחְשׁוֹן֙ הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־שַׂלְמָ֔א וְשַׂלְמָ֖א הוֹלִ֥יד אֶת־בֹּֽעַז׃

*Word for word:* and Nahshon he.fathered (et) Salma and Salma he.fathered (et) Boaz

*JPS 1917:* and Nahshon begot Salma, and Salma begot Boaz;

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