bōʿaz בֹּ֫עַז ‘Boaz’ (Hebrew)
Etymology?: from an unused root of uncertain meaning
bōʿaz pr n m pers
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