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1 Chronicles 2:12

“And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse,” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

בֹּעַזBôʻaz · bo'-az
H1162 · Hebrew

Definition: Boaz, the ancestor of David; also the name of a pillar in front of the temple
Derivation: from an unused root of uncertain meaning;
KJV renderings: Boaz.
Grammar: וּ — conjunction
בֹ֨עַז֙ — proper noun
Code HC/Np
Usage: Occurs 24 times in the Hebrew Bible.Ruth 2:1 Ruth 2:3 Ruth 2:4 Ruth 2:5 Ruth 2:8

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read בֹּעַז here.

Verse 11 Verse 13

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.