# בֹּעַז (boaz)

Israeli respelling: bo-az. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H1162. 22 Old Testament occurrences.

Boaz, the ancestor of David; also the name of a pillar in front of the temple

King James renderings: Boaz.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/boaz-h1162

## Occurrences

- [Ruth 2:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ruth/2/1) — And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband’s, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech; and his name was Boaz.
- [Ruth 2:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ruth/2/3) — And she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her hap was to light on a part of the field belonging unto Boaz, wh…
- [Ruth 2:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ruth/2/4) — And, behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said unto the reapers, The LORD be with you. And they answered him, The LORD bless thee.
- [Ruth 2:5](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ruth/2/5) — Then said Boaz unto his servant that was set over the reapers, Whose damsel is this?
- [Ruth 2:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ruth/2/8) — Then said Boaz unto Ruth, Hearest thou not, my daughter? Go not to glean in another field, neither go from hence, but abide here fast by my…
- [Ruth 2:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ruth/2/11) — And Boaz answered and said unto her, It hath fully been shewed me, all that thou hast done unto thy mother in law since the death of thine…
- [Ruth 2:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ruth/2/14) — And Boaz said unto her, At mealtime come thou hither, and eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. And she sat beside the reape…
- [Ruth 2:15](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ruth/2/15) — And when she was risen up to glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying, Let her glean even among the sheaves, and reproach her not:
- [Ruth 2:19](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ruth/2/19) — And her mother in law said unto her, Where hast thou gleaned to day? and where wroughtest thou? blessed be he that did take knowledge of th…
- [Ruth 2:23](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ruth/2/23) — So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz to glean unto the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and dwelt with her mother in law.
- [Ruth 3:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ruth/3/2) — And now is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to night in the threshingfloor.
- [Ruth 3:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ruth/3/7) — And when Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of corn: and she came softly, and un…
- [Ruth 4:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ruth/4/1) — Then went Boaz up to the gate, and sat him down there: and, behold, the kinsman of whom Boaz spake came by; unto whom he said, Ho, such a o…
- [Ruth 4:5](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ruth/4/5) — Then said Boaz, What day thou buyest the field of the hand of Naomi, thou must buy it also of Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to…
- [Ruth 4:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ruth/4/8) — Therefore the kinsman said unto Boaz, Buy it for thee. So he drew off his shoe.
- [Ruth 4:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ruth/4/9) — And Boaz said unto the elders, and unto all the people, Ye are witnesses this day, that I have bought all that was Elimelech’s, and all tha…
- [Ruth 4:13](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ruth/4/13) — So Boaz took Ruth, and she was his wife: and when he went in unto her, the LORD gave her conception, and she bare a son.
- [Ruth 4:21](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ruth/4/21) — And Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed,
- [1 Kings 7:21](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/7/21) — And he set up the pillars in the porch of the temple: and he set up the right pillar, and called the name thereof Jachin: and he set up the…
- [1 Chronicles 2:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/2/11) — And Nahshon begat Salma, and Salma begat Boaz,
- [1 Chronicles 2:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/2/12) — And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse,
- [2 Chronicles 3:17](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-chronicles/3/17) — And he reared 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…