בֹּעַז

Biblical Hebrew

Boaz — used 2 times in the Hebrew Bible. Below: its meanings with their sources, MACULA's glosses, and 2 verses word for word and in JPS 1917.

Meaning

OpenScriptures lexical index

Boaz tree →

Brown–Driver–Briggs 1906

בֹּ֫עַז: n.pr.m. tree →

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)).

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

Glosses

MACULA's English glosses of the word in the text, with how often each is used: Boaz (2).

In the verses

2 Chronicles 3:17 · tree →

וַיָּ֤קֶם אֶת־הָֽעַמּוּדִים֙ עַל־פְּנֵ֣י הַהֵיכָ֔ל אֶחָ֥ד מִיָּמִ֖ין וְאֶחָ֣ד מֵֽהַשְּׂמֹ֑אול וַיִּקְרָ֤א שֵׁם־הַיְמָנִי֙ יָכִ֔ין וְשֵׁ֥ם הַשְּׂמָאלִ֖י בֹּֽעַז׃ס

Word for word: and he.set.up (et) the pillars on the.face of the.temple one from.[the] right and one from the left and he.called the.name of the.right.[pillar] Jakin and the.name of the.left.[pillar] Boaz

JPS 1917: And he set 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.

1 Kings 7:21 · tree →

וַיָּ֙קֶם֙ אֶת־הָֽעַמֻּדִ֔ים לְאֻלָ֖ם הַֽהֵיכָ֑ל וַיָּ֜קֶם אֶת־הָעַמּ֣וּד הַיְמָנִ֗י וַיִּקְרָ֤א אֶת־שְׁמוֹ֙ יָכִ֔ין וַיָּ֙קֶם֙ אֶת־הָעַמּ֣וּד הַשְּׂמָאלִ֔י וַיִּקְרָ֥א אֶת־שְׁמ֖וֹ בֹּֽעַז׃

Word for word: and he.set.up (et) the pillars to the.porch of the.temple and he.set.up (et) the pillar (the) right and he.called (et) name its Jakin and he.set.up (et) the pillar (the) left and he.called (et) name its Boaz

JPS 1917: And he set up the pillars at 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.

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Sources. The words, their counts, glosses and the word-for-word renderings: MACULA Hebrew (the Westminster Leningrad Codex; Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0). Meanings: the OpenScriptures lexical index (CC BY 4.0), Brown–Driver–Briggs 1906 and Jastrow 1903 (public domain, via Sefaria); Targum Onkelos from Sefaria (public domain). Translation: JPS 1917 (public domain, from eBible.org).

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