Boaz

[ boh-az ]

noun

1. (in the Bible) the husband of Ruth.

Boaz

/ ˈbəʊæz /

noun

1. Old Testament a kinsman of Naomi, who married her daughter-in-law Ruth (Ruth 2–4); one of David's ancestors

Example Sentences

The blood of the daring children of the wilderness flowed in the veins of those who descended from Boaz.

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The old story of Boaz and Ruth grew beneath his hands into a delicious idyll of country life.

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The twin pillars Jachin and Boaz bear witness to this truth.

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Accidentally, so far as related to herself, Ruth went and gleaned in the field of Boaz; but she was guided by an invisible hand.

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Boaz may be exhibited as a specimen of that prudential charity which should always regulate our distributions.

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