Greek word · G1003

Βοόζ

booz

Boaz

A Greek form of Hebrew Bo'az (בֹּעַז), possibly 'in him is strength'. The same word names one of the two bronze pillars of Solomon's temple (1 Kgs 7:21).

Appears 3 times in 2 verses of the Greek New Testament. ·

What it means

Βοός and Βοές (RV, Βοάζ, Rec. Βοόζ), ὁ, indecl. (Heb. בֹּעַז),

Boaz (Ruth 2:1): Matthew 1:5, Luke 3:32.†

(AS)

From G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

In depth

From the study of Matthew 1:5

Range of meaning

A Greek form of Hebrew Bo'az (בֹּעַז), possibly 'in him is strength'. The same word names one of the two bronze pillars of Solomon's temple (1 Kgs 7:21).

Against the English

KJV 'Booz' (from the later manuscripts and the Latin) hides the familiar Boaz of Ruth. Modern versions all print 'Boaz'.

Used elsewhere in the period

In Ruth, Boaz is a gibbor ḥayil, a 'man of standing/wealth' (2:1), and a go'el (kinsman-redeemer, 2:20; 3:9–13; 4:1–10). Under Israel's family customs, that was the relative obliged to buy back family land and preserve a dead man's name (Lev 25:25; compare Deut 25:5–10).

Where it appears

Matthew · 2

  1. Matthew 1:5 Βόες Βόες Boaz

    Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse,

    Here: The landowner of Bethlehem in the book of Ruth. He acted as 'kinsman-redeemer' (go'el, the relative obliged to protect a family's land and name) and married Ruth.

Luke · 1

  1. Luke 3:32 Βόος of Boaz

    the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Sala, the son of Nahshon,

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