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בֹּעַז H1162

H1162 is the Hebrew word בֹּעַז, transliterated Bôʻaz and said bo'-az. The King James Version most often renders it boaz.

Word: בֹּעַזTransliteration: BôʻazSaid: bo'-azLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 20 verses

What it means

Boaz, the ancestor of David; also the name of a pillar in front of the temple.

Where it comes from

from an unused root of uncertain meaning.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 22 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

boaz 18×belonging unto boaz 1×behold boaz 1×now is not boaz 1×thereof boaz 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: Boaz.

Verses using בֹּעַז

All 20 verses, quoted in full.

Ruth 2:3 · KJV

And she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her hap was to light on a part of the field belonging unto Boaz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech.

Ruth 2:4 · KJV

And, behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said unto the reapers, The LORD be with you. And they answered him, The LORD bless thee.

Ruth 2:5 · KJV

Then said Boaz unto his servant that was set over the reapers, Whose damsel is this?

Ruth 2:8 · KJV

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:

Ruth 2:11 · KJV

And Boaz answered and said unto her, It hath fully been shewed me, all that thou hast done unto thy mother in law since the death of thine husband: and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy nativity, and art come unto a people which thou knewest not heretofore.

Ruth 2:14 · KJV

And Boaz said unto her, At mealtime come thou hither, and eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. And she sat beside the reapers: and he reached her parched corn, and she did eat, and was sufficed, and left.

Ruth 2:15 · KJV

And when she was risen up to glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying, Let her glean even among the sheaves, and reproach her not:

Ruth 2:23 · KJV

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.

Ruth 3:2 · KJV

And now is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to night in the threshingfloor.

Ruth 3:7 · KJV

And when Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of corn: and she came softly, and uncovered his feet, and laid her down.

Ruth 4:1 · KJV

Then went Boaz up to the gate, and sat him down there: and, behold, the kinsman of whom Boaz spake came by; unto whom he said, Ho, such a one! turn aside, sit down here. And he turned aside, and sat down.

Ruth 4:5 · KJV

Then said Boaz, What day thou buyest the field of the hand of Naomi, thou must buy it also of Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance.

Ruth 4:8 · KJV

Therefore the kinsman said unto Boaz, Buy it for thee. So he drew off his shoe.

Ruth 4:9 · KJV

And Boaz said unto the elders, and unto all the people, Ye are witnesses this day, that I have bought all that was Elimelech’s, and all that was Chilion’s and Mahlon’s, of the hand of Naomi.

Ruth 4:13 · KJV

So Boaz took Ruth, and she was his wife: and when he went in unto her, the LORD gave her conception, and she bare a son.

Ruth 4:21 · KJV

And Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed,

1 Kings 7:21 · KJV

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.

1 Chronicles 2:11 · KJV

And Nahshon begat Salma, and Salma begat Boaz,

1 Chronicles 2:12 · KJV

And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse,

2 Chronicles 3:17 · KJV

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.

Common questions

What does Strong's H1162 mean?

H1162 is the Hebrew word בֹּעַז (Bôʻaz), meaning Boaz, the ancestor of David; also the name of a pillar in front of the temple.

How is H1162 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it boaz (18 times), belonging unto boaz (1 time), behold boaz (1 time), now is not boaz (1 time), thereof boaz (1 time).

How many times does H1162 appear in the Bible?

בֹּעַז (Bôʻaz) is tagged in 20 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H1162 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from an unused root of uncertain meaning.

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