Boaz

[ boh-az ]

/ ˈboʊ æz /

noun

husband of Ruth. Ruth 2–4.

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Examples from the Web for boaz

The scene at the gate shows Boaz energetically conducting the case he has taken up.
Judges and Ruth|Robert A. Watson
And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband's, a mighty man of wealth; and his name was Boaz.
Heroes of Israel|Theodore Gerald Soares
The true Israelite Boaz accepts the daughter of an alien and unfriendly people on account of her own character and piety.
Judges and Ruth|Robert A. Watson
In time a son was born to Boaz and Ruth, and the name of "Obed," or "the serving one," was given to it.
A Farmer's Wife|J. H. Willard

Then said Boaz unto his servant that was set over the reapers, Whose damsel is this?
The Bible for Young People|Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for boaz

Boaz

/ (ˈbəʊæz) /

noun

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

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