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'''B<small>OAZ</small>''' is | '''B<small>OAZ</small>''' in the Book of Mormon is a [[Geographical Name|GN]] of a city mentioned in [https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/morm/4.20?lang=eng#19 Mormon 4:20]. In the Bible it is both a [[Personal Name|PN]] and the name of one of the pillars in Solomon’s temple. Cf. the Hebrew [[Personal Name|PN]] ''bô‘āz''. The [[Geographical Name|GN]] '''B<small>OAZ</small>''' may be from a Semitic root meaning “quickness” (cf. Arab. ''baġz'', “swiftness, quickness”), or may have the meaning “with strength.”<ref>[[F. Brown, S. Driver, and C. Briggs, eds. A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament. Oxford: Clarendon, 1907 /1968.|BDB]], 127.</ref> In the 1830 edition of the Book of Mormon the name appears as Beaz,<ref>On this see ''[[Royal Skousen, Analysis of Textual Variants in the Book of Mormon. 6 Parts. Provo, Utah: FARMS, Brigham Young University, 2004-2009.|ATV]]'' 6:3623.</ref> which may plausibly mean “with strength, power,” that is, ''be-‘āz'', except that the normal Hebrew word for ''strength'' is ''‘ôz''. | ||
See also [[Boaz Variant]] | See also [[Boaz Variant]] | ||
Revision as of 12:51, 8 July 2015
| Lehite GN | 1. | A NEPHITE city mentioned once in the Book of Mormon (Mormon 4:20) |
Etymology
BOAZ in the Book of Mormon is a GN of a city mentioned in Mormon 4:20. In the Bible it is both a PN and the name of one of the pillars in Solomon’s temple. Cf. the Hebrew PN bô‘āz. The GN BOAZ may be from a Semitic root meaning “quickness” (cf. Arab. baġz, “swiftness, quickness”), or may have the meaning “with strength.”[1] In the 1830 edition of the Book of Mormon the name appears as Beaz,[2] which may plausibly mean “with strength, power,” that is, be-‘āz, except that the normal Hebrew word for strength is ‘ôz.
See also Boaz Variant
Variants
Deseret Alphabet: 𐐒𐐄𐐈𐐞 (boʊæz)
Notes
