Ruth 4:5
"Then said Boaz, What day thou buyest the field of the hand of Naomi, thou must buy it also of Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance."

Commentary

Gill's Exposition

Then said Boaz,.... In order to try the kinsman, whether he would abide by his resolution, he acquaints him with what he had as yet concealed: what day thou buyest the field of Naomi, thou must buy it also of Ruth

the Moabitess, the wife of the dead; the wife of Mahlon, who was dead, the eldest son of Naomi, and so his widow, Ruth the Moabitess, had the reversion of the estate; wherefore the purchase must be made of her as well as of Naomi, and the purchase could not be made of her without marrying her; which, though no law obliged to, yet it seems to be a condition of the purchase annexed to it by Naomi, that she would sell it to no man, unless he would consent to marry Ruth, for whose settlement she had a great concern, having been very dutiful and affectionate to her; which is clearly intimated in the next clause: to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance; and so Naomi had another end to answer thereby, not only to provide a good husband for her daughter-in-law, but to perpetuate the name of her son, agreeably to the design of the law in Deu 25:5 .

Source: Gill's Exposition (Public Domain)

Hebrew Word Studies (19 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)
H1162 בֹּעַז
Definition:

1,3,4,5,8,11,14,15,19,23;Ruth 3:2,7;Ruth 4:1(twice in verse);Ruth 4:5;Ruth 4:8;Ruth 4:9;Ruth 4:13; alsoRuth 4:21(twice in verse);1 Chronicles 2:11,12 (ᵐ5Βοος,Βοοζ).2name of the left hand of two pillar 1,3,4,5,8,11,14,15,19,23;Ruth 3:2,7;Ruth 4:1(twice in verse);Ruth 4:5;Ruth 4:8;Ruth 4:9;Ruth 4:13; alsoRuth 4:21(twice in verse);1 Chronicles 2:11,12 (ᵐ5Βοος,Βοοζ).2name of the left hand of two pillar

Possible Meanings:
  • quickness (semantic_range)
H3117 יוֹם
Definition:

5day(Late Hebrewid.; Aramaicיומָא,; Phoenicianים; MI5ימן, suffixימיGenesis 1:6;Genesis 1:9;Genesis 1:33, plural constructימיGenesis 1:8, suffix 3masculine singularימה; SI3ים; ZinjirliיוםDHMSendsch Glo 5day(Late Hebrewid.; Aramaicיומָא,; Phoenicianים; MI5ימן, suffixימיGenesis 1:6;Genesis 1:9;Genesis 1:33, plural constructימיGenesis 1:8, suffix 3masculine singularימה; SI3ים; ZinjirliיוםDHMSendsch Glo

H7069 קָנָה
Definition:

10+; suffixקֶָ נ֑ךָDeuteronomy 32:6,קָנָהוּLeviticus 27:24; 3feminine singularקָֽנְתָהPsalm 78:54; 2masculine singularקָנִיתָExodus 15:16+, etc.;Imperfect3masculine singularיִקְנֶךְLeviticus 22:11+,וַ 10+; suffixקֶָ נ֑ךָDeuteronomy 32:6,קָנָהוּLeviticus 27:24; 3feminine singularקָֽנְתָהPsalm 78:54; 2masculine singularקָנִיתָExodus 15:16+, etc.;Imperfect3masculine singularיִקְנֶךְLeviticus 22:11+,וַ

Possible Meanings:
  • stalk (semantic_range)
  • reed (semantic_range)
  • stalk (semantic_range)
  • water-plant (semantic_range)
  • reed (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

H3027 יָד
Definition:

26+ often (masculineExodus 17:12see Di; onיִרְמּוּ יָדַיִם2 Samuel 4:1;Zephaniah 3:16; 2Chronicles 15:7;Nehemiah 6:9, see Ges§ 145, 7 a, R. 1)hand(Late Hebrewid.; Aramaicיְדָא,; ZinjirliידDHMSendsch.G 26+ often (masculineExodus 17:12see Di; onיִרְמּוּ יָדַיִם2 Samuel 4:1;Zephaniah 3:16; 2Chronicles 15:7;Nehemiah 6:9, see Ges§ 145, 7 a, R. 1)hand(Late Hebrewid.; Aramaicיְדָא,; ZinjirliידDHMSendsch.G

Possible Meanings:
  • power (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

H0853 אֵת
Definition:

33,אֹתָ֑ךְ,אֹתָ֑כָהExodus 29:35, feminineאֹתָךְ;אֹתוֺetc.; 2 pluralאֶתְכֶם, once˜אוֺתְכֶםJoshua 23:15; 3masculine plural regularlyאֹתָם, rarelyאֶתְהֶםGenesis 32:1;Exodus 18:20;Numbers 21:3;Ezekiel 34: 33,אֹתָ֑ךְ,אֹתָ֑כָהExodus 29:35, feminineאֹתָךְ;אֹתוֺetc.; 2 pluralאֶתְכֶם, once˜אוֺתְכֶםJoshua 23:15; 3masculine plural regularlyאֹתָם, rarelyאֶתְהֶםGenesis 32:1;Exodus 18:20;Numbers 21:3;Ezekiel 34:

Possible Meanings:
  • sign (semantic_range)
H7327 רוּת
Definition:

4,14,16,22;Ruth 2:2,8,21,22;Ruth 3:9;Ruth 4:5,10,13;Ρουθ.Topical LexiconPerson and SettingRuth is introduced in the Book that bears her name as a Moabite widow who becomes the daughter-in-law of Naomi 4,14,16,22;Ruth 2:2,8,21,22;Ruth 3:9;Ruth 4:5,10,13;Ρουθ.Topical LexiconPerson and SettingRuth is introduced in the Book that bears her name as a Moabite widow who becomes the daughter-in-law of Naomi

Possible Meanings:
  • friendship (semantic_range)
H4125 מוֹאָבִי
Definition:

42t.,מֹאָבִיEzra 9:1; pluralמֹאָבִיםDeuteronomy 2:11;׳מוֺאָבDeuteronomy 2:29; feminine singularמוֺאֲבִיָּהRuth 1:224t.;׳מֹאֲבRuth 4:10;מוֺאָבִית2Chronicles 24:26; feminine pluralמוֺאֲבִיּוֺת1 Kings 11 42t.,מֹאָבִיEzra 9:1; pluralמֹאָבִיםDeuteronomy 2:11;׳מוֺאָבDeuteronomy 2:29; feminine singularמוֺאֲבִיָּהRuth 1:224t.;׳מֹאֲבRuth 4:10;מוֺאָבִית2Chronicles 24:26; feminine pluralמוֺאֲבִיּוֺת1 Kings 11

Possible Meanings:
  • Moabitish (semantic_range)
H0802 אִשָּׁה
Definition:

33+; constructאֵשֶׁתGenesis 11:29+ (apparently absoluteDeuteronomy 21:11;1 Samuel 28:7;Psalm 58:9but compare Bö§ 728Ges§ 130. 5); suffixאִשְׁתִּיGenesis 20:11+;אִשְׁתְּךָGenesis 12:18+ (אֶשְׁתְּךָPsal 33+; constructאֵשֶׁתGenesis 11:29+ (apparently absoluteDeuteronomy 21:11;1 Samuel 28:7;Psalm 58:9but compare Bö§ 728Ges§ 130. 5); suffixאִשְׁתִּיGenesis 20:11+;אִשְׁתְּךָGenesis 12:18+ (אֶשְׁתְּךָPsal

Possible Meanings:
  • an offering made by fire (semantic_range)
H4191 מוּת
Definition:

to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill -- X at all, X crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-manc to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill -- X at all, X crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-manc

H7069 קָנָה
Definition:

10+; suffixקֶָ נ֑ךָDeuteronomy 32:6,קָנָהוּLeviticus 27:24; 3feminine singularקָֽנְתָהPsalm 78:54; 2masculine singularקָנִיתָExodus 15:16+, etc.;Imperfect3masculine singularיִקְנֶךְLeviticus 22:11+,וַ 10+; suffixקֶָ נ֑ךָDeuteronomy 32:6,קָנָהוּLeviticus 27:24; 3feminine singularקָֽנְתָהPsalm 78:54; 2masculine singularקָנִיתָExodus 15:16+, etc.;Imperfect3masculine singularיִקְנֶךְLeviticus 22:11+,וַ

Possible Meanings:
  • stalk (semantic_range)
  • reed (semantic_range)
  • stalk (semantic_range)
  • water-plant (semantic_range)
  • reed (semantic_range)
H7069 קָנָה
Definition:

10+; suffixקֶָ נ֑ךָDeuteronomy 32:6,קָנָהוּLeviticus 27:24; 3feminine singularקָֽנְתָהPsalm 78:54; 2masculine singularקָנִיתָExodus 15:16+, etc.;Imperfect3masculine singularיִקְנֶךְLeviticus 22:11+,וַ 10+; suffixקֶָ נ֑ךָDeuteronomy 32:6,קָנָהוּLeviticus 27:24; 3feminine singularקָֽנְתָהPsalm 78:54; 2masculine singularקָנִיתָExodus 15:16+, etc.;Imperfect3masculine singularיִקְנֶךְLeviticus 22:11+,וַ

Possible Meanings:
  • stalk (semantic_range)
  • reed (semantic_range)
  • stalk (semantic_range)
  • water-plant (semantic_range)
  • reed (semantic_range)
H6965 קוּם
Definition:

1.קוּם628verbarise, stand up, stand; — (Late Hebrew in derived species and derivatives; Phoenician Hiph`il Participle andמקםplace; Arabicstand, rise, Ethiopicstand, stop; Sabeanמקם,place, HomChrest. 1 1.קוּם628verbarise, stand up, stand; — (Late Hebrew in derived species and derivatives; Phoenician Hiph`il Participle andמקםplace; Arabicstand, rise, Ethiopicstand, stop; Sabeanמקם,place, HomChrest. 1

H8034 שֵׁם
Definition:

9name(√ unknown; Thesשׁמה, compare BaZMG xli (1887), 635; LagBN 160ושׁם, Arabicbrand, mark, compare RSK 213, 303 ff.Köii. 1. 104; Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew (especiallyהַשֵּׁם=יהוה); PhoenicianשםLz 9name(√ unknown; Thesשׁמה, compare BaZMG xli (1887), 635; LagBN 160ושׁם, Arabicbrand, mark, compare RSK 213, 303 ff.Köii. 1. 104; Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew (especiallyהַשֵּׁם=יהוה); PhoenicianשםLz

H4191 מוּת
Definition:

to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill -- X at all, X crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-manc to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill -- X at all, X crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-manc

H5921 עַל
Definition:

“The Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters” (Genesis 1:2). From the opening verses, עַל marks God’s sovereignty above the chaotic deep, foreshadowing His orderly governance of the “The Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters” (Genesis 1:2). From the opening verses, עַל marks God’s sovereignty above the chaotic deep, foreshadowing His orderly governance of the

Possible Meanings:
  • upon (semantic_range)
  • on account of (semantic_range)
  • to (semantic_range)
H5159 נַחֲלָה
Definition:

23+;נַחֲלָתPsalm 16:6(Ges§ 90g), readנַחֲלָתִיEw SS We Köii. 1, 425; constructנַחֲלַתJoshua 13:23; suffixנַחֲלָתִיRuth 4:6;נַחֲלַתְכֶםPsalm 105:11; pluralנְחָלוֺתIsaiah 49:8,נְחָלֹתJoshua 19:51;1prope 23+;נַחֲלָתPsalm 16:6(Ges§ 90g), readנַחֲלָתִיEw SS We Köii. 1, 425; constructנַחֲלַתJoshua 13:23; suffixנַחֲלָתִיRuth 4:6;נַחֲלַתְכֶםPsalm 105:11; pluralנְחָלוֺתIsaiah 49:8,נְחָלֹתJoshua 19:51;1prope

Possible Meanings:
  • possession (semantic_range)
  • property (semantic_range)
  • inheritance (semantic_range)
  • property (semantic_range)
  • portion (semantic_range)

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