Ruth 3:7

Old Testament • 15 words with Strong's data

"And when Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of corn: and she came softly, and uncovered his feet, and laid her down."

Word-by-Word Analysis

And when

בֹּעַז

Bôʻaz

H1162

Boaz, the ancestor of David; also the name of a pillar in front of the temple

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had

אָכַל

ʼâkal

H398

to eat (literally or figuratively)

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and

שָׁתָה

shâthâh

H8354

to imbibe (literally or figuratively)

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and his

לֵב

lêb

H3820

the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything

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was

טוֹב

ṭôwb

H2896

good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good...

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he

יָלַךְ

yâlak

H3212

to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)

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to

שָׁכַב

shâkab

H7901

to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)

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down at the

קֵץ

qêts

H7093

an extremity; adverbially (with prepositional prefix) after

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of the

גַּל

gal

H1530

something rolled, i.e. a heap of stone or dung (plural ruins), by analogy, a spring of water (plural waves)

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of

דָּגָן

dâgân

H1715

properly, increase, i.e. grain

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and she

בּוֹא

bôwʼ

H935

to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

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לָאט

lâʼṭ

H3814

properly, muffled, i.e. silently

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and

גָּלָה

gâlâh

H1540

to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal

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his

רֶגֶל

regel

H7272

a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda

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and

שׂוּם

sûwm

H7760

to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)

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her down

Key Terms in This Verse

softly H3814

לָאט lâʼṭ

properly, muffled, i.e. silently

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uncovered H1540

גָּלָה gâlâh

to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal

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Boaz H1162

בֹּעַז Bôʻaz

Boaz, the ancestor of David; also the name of a pillar in front of the temple

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merry H2896

טוֹב ṭôwb

good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goo...

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drunk H8354

שָׁתָה shâthâh

to imbibe (literally or figuratively)

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heap H1530

גַּל gal

something rolled, i.e. a heap of stone or dung (plural ruins), by analogy, a spring of water (plural waves)

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corn H1715

דָּגָן dâgân

properly, increase, i.e. grain

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eaten H398

אָכַל ʼâkal

to eat (literally or figuratively)

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lie H7901

שָׁכַב shâkab

to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)

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feet H7272

רֶגֶל regel

a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda

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Cross References

Judges 19:6 cross-reference

And they sat down, and did eat and drink both of them together: for the damsel’s father had said unto the man, Be content, I pray thee, and tarry all night, and let thine heart be merry.

Esther 1:10 cross-reference

On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven chamberlains that served in the presence o...

Judges 19:9 cross-reference

And when the man rose up to depart, he, and his concubine, and his servant, his father in law, the damsel’s father, said unto him, Behold, now the day draweth toward evening, I pray you tarry all nigh...

2 Samuel 13:28 cross-reference

Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now when Amnon’s heart is merry with wine, and when I say unto you, Smite Amnon; then kill him, fear not: have not I commanded you? be courageou...

Ecclesiastes 10:19 cross-reference

A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.

Ecclesiastes 9:7 cross-reference

Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.

Ecclesiastes 8:15 cross-reference

Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth...

Psalm 104:15 cross-reference

And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man’s heart.

Ecclesiastes 2:24 cross-reference

There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.

Judges 16:25 cross-reference

And it came to pass, when their hearts were merry, that they said, Call for Samson, that he may make us sport. And they called for Samson out of the prison house; and he made them sport: and they set ...

1 Kings 21:7 cross-reference

And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, and eat bread, and let thine heart be merry: I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.

1 Corinthians 10:31 cross-reference

Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

Judges 19:22 cross-reference

Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, and beat at the door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man, s...

Genesis 43:34 cross-reference

And he took and sent messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin’s mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him.

Ephesians 5:18 cross-reference

And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;

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