אֱלִימֶ֫לֶךְ

Ruth 1:2 אֱֽלִימֶ֡לֶךְ [was] Elimelech

The man’s name was Elimelech, his wife’s name was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah, and they entered the land of Moab and settled there.

Ruth 1:3 אֱלִימֶ֖לֶךְ Elimelech

Then Naomi’s husband Elimelech died, and she was left with her two sons,

Ruth 2:1 אֱלִימֶ֑לֶךְ Elimelech

Now Naomi had a relative on her husband’s side, a prominent man of noble character from the clan of Elimelech, whose name was Boaz.

Ruth 2:3 אֱלִימֶֽלֶךְ׃ Elimelech

So Ruth departed and went out into the field and gleaned after the harvesters. And she happened to come to the part of the field belonging to Boaz, who was from the clan of Elimelech.

Ruth 4:3 לֶאֱלִימֶ֑לֶךְ to Elimelech

And he said to the kinsman-redeemer, “Naomi, who has returned from the land of Moab, is selling the piece of land that belonged to our brother Elimelech.

Here: This repeats and names the owner: 'to our brother, to Elimelech'. His name means 'My God is king'. He has been dead for more than ten years, yet the land is still identified by his name, which is exactly what the redemption and the later marriage aim to preserve (4:5, 10).

Ruth 4:9 לֶֽאֱלִימֶ֔לֶךְ [belonged] to Elimelech

At this, Boaz said to the elders and all the people, “You are witnesses today that I am buying from Naomi all that belonged to Elimelech, Chilion, and Mahlon.

Here: 'Belonging to Elimelech.' Naomi's dead husband, the original head of the household, whose portion of the field is the subject of the deal (4:3). His name means 'my God is king.'