Ruth
Ruth 2:5
5And Boaz asked the foreman of his harvesters, “Whose young woman is this?”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And Boaz | בֹּ֙עַז֙ | bō·‘az | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1162 Boaz |
| asked | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| the foreman | לְנַעֲר֔וֹ | lə·na·‘ă·rōw | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5288 a shaking, scattering |
| of | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| his harvesters | הַקּֽוֹצְרִ֑ים | haq·qō·wṣ·rîm | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H7114 be short |
| Whose | לְמִ֖י | lə·mî | Preposition-l; Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| young woman | הַנַּעֲרָ֥ה | han·na·‘ă·rāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5291 girl, damsel |
| is this | הַזֹּֽאת׃ | haz·zōṯ | Article; Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.