Boaz

6 definitions found

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Boaz
     alacrity. (1.) The husband of Ruth, a wealthy Bethlehemite. By
     the "levirate law" the duty devolved on him of marrying Ruth the
     Moabitess (Ruth 4:1-13). He was a kinsman of Mahlon, her first
     husband.
     


       (2.) The name given (for what reason is unknown) to one of the
     two (the other was called Jachin) brazen pillars which Solomon
     erected in the court of the temple (1 Kings 7:21; 2 Chr. 3:17).
     These pillars were broken up and carried to Babylon by
     Nebuchadnezzar.
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

  Boaz, or Booz, in strength
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Boaz, AL (city, FIPS 7912)
    Location: 34.20262 N, 86.15549 W
    Population (1990): 6928 (3053 housing units)
    Area: 29.4 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 35957
  Boaz, KY
    Zip code(s): 42027
  Boaz, WI (village, FIPS 8600)
    Location: 43.33081 N, 90.52715 W
    Population (1990): 131 (54 housing units)
    Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Boaz, WV (CDP, FIPS 8836)
    Location: 39.37105 N, 81.48622 W
    Population (1990): 1137 (414 housing units)
    Area: 9.6 sq km (land), 2.1 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Boaz, AL -- U.S. city in Alabama
     Population (2000):    7411
     Housing Units (2000): 3468
     Land area (2000):     12.195238 sq. miles (31.585519 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.055415 sq. miles (0.143525 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    12.250653 sq. miles (31.729044 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            07912
     Located within:       Alabama (AL), FIPS 01
     Location:             34.202793 N, 86.160457 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     35957
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Boaz, AL
      Boaz
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Boaz, WV -- U.S. Census Designated Place in West Virginia
     Population (2000):    1345
     Housing Units (2000): 554
     Land area (2000):     3.710809 sq. miles (9.610951 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.816564 sq. miles (2.114891 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    4.527373 sq. miles (11.725842 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            08836
     Located within:       West Virginia (WV), FIPS 54
     Location:             39.368194 N, 81.490045 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Boaz, WV
      Boaz
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Boaz, WI -- U.S. village in Wisconsin
     Population (2000):    137
     Housing Units (2000): 67
     Land area (2000):     0.357484 sq. miles (0.925880 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.357484 sq. miles (0.925880 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            08600
     Located within:       Wisconsin (WI), FIPS 55
     Location:             43.330793 N, 90.527280 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Boaz, WI
      Boaz