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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Ruth 4:8 - Shoe
Ruth 4:8 - Therefore the kinsman said unto Boaz, Buy it for thee. So he drew off his shoe.
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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Therefore the kinsman | H1350 | גָּאַל |
[Verb] A primitive {root} to redeem (according to the Oriental law of {kinship}) that {is} to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative´ s {property} marry his {widow} etc.) |
said | H559 | אָמַר |
[Verb] to say (used with great latitude) |
unto Boaz | H1162 | בֹּעַז |
[Proper Name Masculine] {Boaz} the ancestor of David; also the name of a pillar in front of the temple |
Buy | H7069 | קָנָה |
[Verb] to {erect} that {is} create; by extension to {procure} especially by purchase (causatively sell); by implication to own |
it for thee So he drew off | H8025 | שָׁלַף |
[Verb] to pull {out} up or off |
his shoe | H5275 | נַעַל |
[Noun Feminine] properly a sandal tongue; by extension a sandal or slipper (sometimes as a symbol of {occupancy} a refusal to {marry} or of something valueless) |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.