Bible Dictionary
Booz
Booz is the Greek form of Boaz, the Bethlehemite who married Ruth and became an ancestor of David and Jesus’ human lineage.
Definition
Booz is the Greek form of the name Boaz. It refers to the Bethlehemite who married Ruth and became an ancestor of David.
Biblical Usage
Booz appears in the genealogies of Jesus in Matthew and Luke, where the Greek form represents Boaz in the ancestral line.
Historical Background
Booz is the Greek form used in the King James Version; the Revised Version gives Boaz.
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(Matthew 1:5; Luke 3:32) [Boaz]
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>bo'-oz (TR, Booz; Westcott and Hort, The New Testament in Greek, Boes): the King James Version, Greek form of Boaz (thus, the Revised Version (British and American)) (Mt 1:5; Lu 3:32).</p>