Ruth 2:19

“Her mother-in-law said to her, “Where did you glean today, and where did you work? May the one who took notice of you be blessed.” So she told her mother-in-law with whom she had worked, and said, “The name of the man with whom I worked today is Boaz.””

Ruth 2:19 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ruth 2:19, word by word

Her mother-in-lawחֲמוֹתָchamota

mother-in-law

Mother-in-law: the mother of one's husband.

Where else “chamota” appears
saidתֹּאמֶרtomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “tomer” appears
“Whereאֵיפֹהefo

where?

Where? From what place?

Where else “efo” appears
did you gleanלִקַּטְתְּlikatt

glean

To gather up grain left by the reapers.

Where else “likatt” appears
todayיּוֹםyom

today

This very day in which one speaks, the present moment.

Where else “yom” appears
and whereאָנָהana

where to?

Where? To where?; "how long?"

Where else “ana” appears
did you workעָשִׂיתasit

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

Where else “asit” appears
May the one who took notice ofמַכִּירֵmakire

recognize

To realize who someone is, or notice them.

Where else “makire” appears
beיְהִיyehi

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “yehi” appears
blessedבָּרוּךְbaruch

greet

To wish someone God's good; to greet.

Where else “baruch” appears
So she toldתַּגֵּדtaged

tell

To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.

Where else “taged” appears
“The nameשֵׁםshem

name

The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.

Where else “shem” appears
of the manאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

Where else “ish” appears
Boazבֹּעַזboaz

Boaz

Boaz, of Bethlehem, a relative of Elimelech; he took Ruth as his wife and was the great-grandfather of King David (Ruth 4:21-22; Matthew 1:5). One of the two pillars of Solomon's temple bore the same name (1 Kings 7:21).

Where else “boaz” appears

The context

18She picked it up and went into the city, and her mother-in-law saw what she had gleaned. Then she brought out and gave her what she had left over after she was satisfied.

19 · This verse (above)

20And Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, “Blessed be he by YHWH, who has not abandoned his loyal love with the living and with the dead.” And Naomi said to her, “The man is close to us; he is one of our kinsman-redeemers.”

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