波阿斯

Mandarin · pinyin Bō ā sī

Meanings

  1. Boaz (son of Salmon and Rahab)
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波
bō · waves, breakers; undulations
阿
ā · prefix for people's names; used in transliteration
斯
sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
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1–1–1 · Bo1 a1 si1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bo1 aa3 si1

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bo1 aa3 si1

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name

  1. (Protestantism) Boaz

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