ΒΟΟΣ, βοος
BOOS, boos
Sounds Like: BOH-os
Translations: Boaz
From the root: ΒΟΟΣ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: This is a proper noun, referring to Boaz, a prominent figure in the Old Testament Book of Ruth. He is depicted as a wealthy landowner in Bethlehem who marries Ruth, a Moabite woman, and becomes an ancestor of King David and, ultimately, of Jesus Christ. The name itself means 'in him is strength' or 'swiftness'.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G0994 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Proverbs — 14:4
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Four — 1:3
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Exodus — 20:17
- Deuteronomy — 5:21
- Ruth — 2:1, 2:3, 2:4, 2:5, 2:8, 2:11, 2:14, 2:15, 2:19, 2:23, 3:2, 3:7, 3:10, 3:14, 4:1, 4:2, 4:3, 4:5, 4:8, 4:9, 4:13, 4:21
- 1 Chronicles — 2:11, 2:12
- Proverbs — 14:4
- Isaiah — 7:25
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Luke — 3:32
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΒΟΟΣ, appear in our texts.
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