Comments (Meaning / History Only)
My son is Boaz. We call him Buzz as a nickname. Jewish tradition identifies the biblical Boaz as a chieftain called "Iftzan" in the book of Judges.
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Hitchcock's Dictionary of Bible names gives the meaning of Boaz as "in strength."
Boaz, Obed and Ruth are mentioned in the lineage of Jesus in Matthew 1:5. (The King James version of Matthew 1:5 spells Boaz as "Booz."
The Greek form of Boaz is as follows:
βοοζ
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Boaz, Obed and Ruth are mentioned in the lineage of Jesus in Matthew 1:5. (The King James version of Matthew 1:5 spells Boaz as "Booz."
The Greek form of Boaz is as follows:
βοοζ
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Except for being Ruth's husband, the name Boaz is also the south (left) pillar for Solomon's temple in I Kings 7.
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What concerns the name Boaz it literally means "in Him is strength (might, courage)".
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My name. It means 'swiftness'. A famous bearer was in the Book of Ruth. Boaz was the first Jew to marry outside the faith.
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Boaz was NOT the first to marry outside the faith. Ruth had married Naomi's son, who was a Jew, BEFORE she married Boaz. That, and she had already adopted the Jewish faith herself long before she met Boaz.
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