בֹּעַז

A man of the tribe of Judah living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Rut.2.1;

son of: Salmon (H8007) and Rahab (H7343); married to Ruth (H7327);

father of: Obed (H5744)

Also named: Booz (Βοόζ "Boaz" G1003)

§ Boaz = "fleetness"

1) ancestor of David, kinsman-redeemer to Ruth, daughter-in-law of Naomi

2) name of the left of two brazen pillars, 18 cubits high, erected in the porch of Solomon's temple