Ruth 4:3
"And he said unto the kinsman, Naomi, that is come again out of the country of Moab, selleth a parcel of land, which was our brother Elimelech’s:"

Commentary

Gill's Exposition

And he said unto the kinsman,.... That is, Boaz said to the kinsman he called to, and who sat down by him before the ten elders that were present: Naomi, that is come again out

of the land of Moab, selleth a parcel of land; meaning, that she was determined upon it, and was about to do it, and would do it quickly, and he had it in commission to propose it to a purchaser: which was our brother Elimelech's; not in a strict sense, but being akin to the kinsman and himself, and having been a neighbour of them all, and an inhabitant of the place, he is called their brother; though some Jewish writers (f) say, that he was in a strict sense a brother of Boaz and this kinsman, and that Tob, Elimelech, and Boaz, were brethren, and so Tob was reckoned the nearest kinsman, and had the first right to redeem, because he was the elder brother but this does not seem likely; See Gill on Rut 3:13 . (f) Midrash Ruth, fol. 34. 2.

Source: Gill's Exposition (Public Domain)

Hebrew Word Studies (12 words)

H0559 אָמַר
Definition:

1+, etc.;ImperfectיאֹמַרGenesis 31:8+;וַיּאֹ֫מֶרGenesis 1:3+;וַיּאֹמַ֑רGenesis 14:19+; in Job alwaysוַיּאֹ֑מַרJob 3:2+; 3 feminine singularתּאֹמַרGenesis 21:12+;תּאֹמֵר֑Proverbs 1:21; 1singularאֹמַרGe 1+, etc.;ImperfectיאֹמַרGenesis 31:8+;וַיּאֹ֫מֶרGenesis 1:3+;וַיּאֹמַ֑רGenesis 14:19+; in Job alwaysוַיּאֹ֑מַרJob 3:2+; 3 feminine singularתּאֹמַרGenesis 21:12+;תּאֹמֵר֑Proverbs 1:21; 1singularאֹמַרGe

Possible Meanings:
  • lamb (semantic_range)
H1350 גָּאַל
Definition:

2314t.;Imperfectיִגְאַל, etc.Leviticus 25:3318t.;Imperativeגְּאַל, etc.Ruth 4:63t.;InfinitiveabsoluteגָּאֹלLeviticus 27:132t.; constructלִגְאוֺלRuth 4:42t.; suffixלְגָאֳלֵךְRuth 3:13;ParticipleגֹּאֵלL 2314t.;Imperfectיִגְאַל, etc.Leviticus 25:3318t.;Imperativeגְּאַל, etc.Ruth 4:63t.;InfinitiveabsoluteגָּאֹלLeviticus 27:132t.; constructלִגְאוֺלRuth 4:42t.; suffixלְגָאֳלֵךְRuth 3:13;ParticipleגֹּאֵלL

Possible Meanings:
  • defiling (semantic_range)
  • defilement (semantic_range)
H2513 חֶלְקָה
Definition:

Feminine ofcheleq; properly, smoothness; figuratively, flattery; also an allotment -- field, flattering(-ry), ground, parcel, part, piece of land (ground), plat, portion, slippery place, smooth (thing Feminine ofcheleq; properly, smoothness; figuratively, flattery; also an allotment -- field, flattering(-ry), ground, parcel, part, piece of land (ground), plat, portion, slippery place, smooth (thing

Possible Meanings:
  • fine promises (semantic_range)
H7704 שָׂדֶה
Definition:

12field, land(rare original form ofשָׂדֶה(q. v. below), only in poetry); — absolute׳שׂJeremiah 4:17,שָׂדָ֑יHosea 10:4+; —1cultivatedfieldHosea 12:12, alsoHosea 10:4(si vera lectio, but see Now), yield 12field, land(rare original form ofשָׂדֶה(q. v. below), only in poetry); — absolute׳שׂJeremiah 4:17,שָׂדָ֑יHosea 10:4+; —1cultivatedfieldHosea 12:12, alsoHosea 10:4(si vera lectio, but see Now), yield

H0834 אֲשֶׁר
Definition:

1according to TsepreghiDiss. Lugd. p. 171MühlauBö. Lb. ii. 79 n.StaMorg. Forsch. 1875, 188; Lb. § 167HomZMG 1878, 708 ff.Müll§ 153SayceHebraica. ii. 51LagM. i. 255 &especially KraeHebraica. vi. 298 ff 1according to TsepreghiDiss. Lugd. p. 171MühlauBö. Lb. ii. 79 n.StaMorg. Forsch. 1875, 188; Lb. § 167HomZMG 1878, 708 ff.Müll§ 153SayceHebraica. ii. 51LagM. i. 255 &especially KraeHebraica. vi. 298 ff

Possible Meanings:
  • Asher (semantic_range)
  • happy one (semantic_range)
  • Felix (semantic_range)
  • the tribe (semantic_range)
H0251 אָח
Definition:

29+ (Ezekiel 18:10 strike out Co compareᵐ5ᵑ6ᵑ9; Ew Smאַח; Dl BaEz xdefends as =onecompare Assyriana—u) never with article; cstrאֲחִיGenesis 10:21+; suffixאָחִיGenesis 4:9+;אָחִיךָGenesis 4:9+;אָחִיוGe 29+ (Ezekiel 18:10 strike out Co compareᵐ5ᵑ6ᵑ9; Ew Smאַח; Dl BaEz xdefends as =onecompare Assyriana—u) never with article; cstrאֲחִיGenesis 10:21+; suffixאָחִיGenesis 4:9+;אָחִיךָGenesis 4:9+;אָחִיוGe

Possible Meanings:
  • brother (semantic_range)
H0458 אֱלִימֶלֶךְ
Definition:

1)proper name, masculine(God is king, compareמַלְכִּיאֵל) husband of NaomiRuth 1:2,3;Ruth 2:3;Ruth 4:3,9.Topical LexiconBiblical ContextElimelech appears exclusively in the Book of Ruth, a narrative s 1)proper name, masculine(God is king, compareמַלְכִּיאֵל) husband of NaomiRuth 1:2,3;Ruth 2:3;Ruth 4:3,9.Topical LexiconBiblical ContextElimelech appears exclusively in the Book of Ruth, a narrative s

H4376 מָכַר
Definition:

202t.; suffixמְכָרוֺExodus 21:372t.; 1 singularמָכַרְתִּיIsaiah 50:12t., etc.;ImperfectיִמְכֹּרExodus 21:7+, etc.;Imperativeמִכְרָ֫הGenesis 25:31; feminine singularמִכְרִי2 Kings 4:7;Infinitive absolu 202t.; suffixמְכָרוֺExodus 21:372t.; 1 singularמָכַרְתִּיIsaiah 50:12t., etc.;ImperfectיִמְכֹּרExodus 21:7+, etc.;Imperativeמִכְרָ֫הGenesis 25:31; feminine singularמִכְרִי2 Kings 4:7;Infinitive absolu

Possible Meanings:
  • acquaintance (semantic_range)
  • friend (semantic_range)
H5281 נָעֱמִי
Definition:

2,3,8 18t. Ruth;ᵐ5BΝωεμειν; AΝωεμμεινRuth 1:2,ΝοεμμεινRuth 1:3, usuallyΝοομει(ν);ᵐ5LΝοομι.Topical LexiconCanonical Placement and Narrative SettingNaomi’s name appears only in the Book of Ruth, a narra 2,3,8 18t. Ruth;ᵐ5BΝωεμειν; AΝωεμμεινRuth 1:2,ΝοεμμεινRuth 1:3, usuallyΝοομει(ν);ᵐ5LΝοομι.Topical LexiconCanonical Placement and Narrative SettingNaomi’s name appears only in the Book of Ruth, a narra

H7725 שׁוּב
Definition:

33+, 3 feminine singularשָׁ֫בָהRuth 1:15+,וְשָׁבַתconsecutiveEzekiel 46:17(Ges§ 72o, but Co Toy Kraeוְשֶׁבָה), 2 masculine singularשַׁבְתָּPsalm 85:2, etc.;Imperfect3masculine singularיָשׁוּבHosea 11: 33+, 3 feminine singularשָׁ֫בָהRuth 1:15+,וְשָׁבַתconsecutiveEzekiel 46:17(Ges§ 72o, but Co Toy Kraeוְשֶׁבָה), 2 masculine singularשַׁבְתָּPsalm 85:2, etc.;Imperfect3masculine singularיָשׁוּבHosea 11:

Possible Meanings:
  • turn back (semantic_range)
  • return (semantic_range)
  • turn back (semantic_range)
  • return (semantic_range)
  • turn back (semantic_range)
H7704 שָׂדֶה
Definition:

12field, land(rare original form ofשָׂדֶה(q. v. below), only in poetry); — absolute׳שׂJeremiah 4:17,שָׂדָ֑יHosea 10:4+; —1cultivatedfieldHosea 12:12, alsoHosea 10:4(si vera lectio, but see Now), yield 12field, land(rare original form ofשָׂדֶה(q. v. below), only in poetry); — absolute׳שׂJeremiah 4:17,שָׂדָ֑יHosea 10:4+; —1cultivatedfieldHosea 12:12, alsoHosea 10:4(si vera lectio, but see Now), yield

H4124 מוֹאָב
Definition:

37DlPar. 294 f., 296; — on etymology compare LagBN 90 Anm., NeSK 1892, 573, GrayProp.N.25); —׳מוGenesis 19:37178t.;מֹאָב2 Samuel 8:12;ᵐ5Μωαβ; —1Moab as son of Lot by his elder daughter according toGen 37DlPar. 294 f., 296; — on etymology compare LagBN 90 Anm., NeSK 1892, 573, GrayProp.N.25); —׳מוGenesis 19:37178t.;מֹאָב2 Samuel 8:12;ᵐ5Μωαβ; —1Moab as son of Lot by his elder daughter according toGen

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