Boaz

BOH-az. Stress BOH, like bow in a bow tie; az sounds like as.

One recorded English form

Phonetic notation

/ˈboʊ.æz/

Boaz has a place in Ruth's story. In biblical tradition, Boaz is Ruth's husband. The name also belongs to one of the pillars before Solomon's Temple.¹

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A Hebrew name with an uncertain meaning

Boaz comes from Hebrew and is written בֹּעַז. One proposed meaning is “swiftness” or “quickness”.¹

One English way to say Boaz

BOH-az: BOH sounds like “bow” in a bow tie, and az like the word “as”. Put the emphasis on BOH.²

Sources

Boaz — Brown–Driver–Briggs via Bible Hub, biblehub.com (opens in a new tab)
Boaz — Wiktionary, en.wiktionary.org (opens in a new tab)

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