- Original: בּעז - Transliteration: Bo`az - Phonetic: bo'az - Definition: 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 - Origin: from an unused root of uncertain meaning - TWOT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Masculine - Strong's: From an unused root of uncertain meaning; Boaz the ancestor of David; also the name of a pillar in front of the temple: - Boaz. Total KJV Occurrences: 24 • Boaz, 23 Ruth 2:1; Ruth 2:3; Ruth 2:4; Ruth 2:5; Ruth 2:8; Ruth 2:11; Ruth 2:14; Ruth 2:15; Ruth 2:19; Ruth 2:23; Ruth 3:2; Ruth 3:7; Ruth 4:1; Ruth 4:5; Ruth 4:8; Ruth 4:9; Ruth 4:13; Ruth 4:21(2); 1 Kings 7:21; 1 Chronicles 2:11; 1 Chronicles 2:12; 2 Chronicles 3:17 • up, 1 Ruth 4:1