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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

Mentioned in 1 Kings 7:21 Ruth 2:11, 2:3, 2:8, 2:19, 2:1, 2:14, 3:7, 4:13, 4:9, 4:1, 2:4, 2:5, 2:15, 4:5, 4:8, 3:2, 4:21, 2:23 1 Chronicles 2:11, 2:12 2 Chronicles 3:17