בֹּעַז Bôʻaz (H1162)

Boaz, the ancestor of David; also the name of a pillar in front of the temple

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

from an unused root of uncertain meaning;