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Boaz

A Dictionary of First Names | 2006 | | Copyright

Boaz ♂ Biblical Hebrew name of uncertain origin, said by some to be from a word 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 infrequent use in England in the 17th and 18th centuries, but is now very rarely used except occasionally in Jewish families.

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Boaz

A Dictionary of the Bible | 1997 | | Copyright

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1. A landowner in Bethlehem in the time of the judges who acted generously at harvest time to Ruth, a Moabite widow. After marriage, they had a son Obed, who became the grandfather of David (Ruth 4: 17), an ancestor of Jesus (Matt. 1).

2. One of the two pillars situated in front of Solomon's Temple (1 Kgs. 7: 21). See Jachin.

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Boaz

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2008 | Copyright

Boaz , in the Bible, Ruth's husband, ancestor of David. The spelling in the New Testament is Booz.

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Boaz

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | | Copyright

Boaz in the Old Testament, the name of the wealthy landowner who became the second husband of Ruth.

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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Boaz." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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Boaz

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

Boaz •Abkhaz, as, Baz, has, jazz, pizzazz, razz, whereas •Boas, Boaz •topaz • Shiraz • Alcatraz • razzmatazz

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