after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time)

1. as an adverb

   1. behind (of place)

   2. afterwards (of time)

2. as a preposition

   1. behind, after (of place)

   2. after (of time)

   3. besides

3. as a conjunction

   1. after that

4. as a substantive

   1. hinder part

5. with other prepositions

   1. from behind

   2. from following after

Elimelech = "my God is king"

1. Naomi's husband

(relative part.)

1. which, who

2. that which

(conj)

1. that (in obj clause)

2. when

3. since

4. as

5. conditional if

to go in, enter, come, go, come in

1. (Qal)

   1. to enter, come in

   2. to come

      1. to come with

      2. to come upon, fall or light upon, attack (enemy)

      3. to come to pass

   3. to attain to

   4. to be enumerated

   5. to go

2. (Hiphil)

   1. to lead in

   2. to carry in

   3. to bring in, cause to come in, gather, cause to come, bring near, bring against, bring upon

   4. to bring to pass

3. (Hophal)

   1. to be brought, brought in

   2. to be introduced, be put

Boaz = "fleetness"

1. ancestor of David, kinsman-redeemer to Ruth, daughter-in-law of Naomi

2. name of the left of two brazen pillars, 18 cubits high, erected in the porch of Solomon's temple

portion, parcel

1. of ground

smooth part, smoothness, flattery

1. smoothness, smooth part

2. slippery places

3. smoothness, flattery

to go, walk, come

1. (Qal)

   1. to go, walk, come, depart, proceed, move, go away

   2. to die, live, manner of life (fig.)

2. (Hiphil) to lead, bring, lead away, carry, cause to walk

to pick up, gather, glean, gather up

1. (Qal)

   1. to pick up, gather

   2. to glean

2. (Piel)

   1. to gather, gather up

   2. to collect (money)

   3. to glean

3. (Pual) to be picked up

4. (Hithpael) to collect oneself

unforeseen meeting or event, accident, happening, chance, fortune

1. accident, chance

2. fortune, fate

clan, family

1. clan

   1. family

   2. tribe

   3. people, nation

2. guild

3. species, kind

4. aristocrats

to be short, be impatient, be vexed, be grieved

1. (Qal) to be short

2. (Piel) to shorten

3. (Hiphil) to shorten

to reap, harvest

1. (Qal) to reap, harvest

2. (Hiphil) to reap, harvest

to encounter, meet, befall, happen, come to meet

1. (Qal)

   1. to encounter, meet

   2. to befall

2. (Niphal)

   1. to encounter, meet (without pre-arrangement)

   2. to chance to be present

   3. to come to meet

3. (Hiphil) to cause to meet, appoint

to build with beams

1. (Piel) to lay the beams of, furnish with beams

field, land

1. cultivated field

2. of home of wild beasts

3. plain (opposed to mountain)

4. land (opposed to sea)