'Boaz' definitions:
Definition of 'boaz'
From: Easton
- Boaz alacrity.
- 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.
- 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.
Definition of 'boaz'
From: Hitchcock
- Boaz, or Booz, in strength
Boaz, AL -- U.S. city in Alabama
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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.
Boaz, WV -- U.S. Census Designated Place in West Virginia
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Boaz, WI -- U.S. village in Wisconsin
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.