And he said
'amar (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Who art thou And she answered
'amar (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
I am Ruth
Ruwth (rooth)
friend; Ruth, a Moabitess -- Ruth.
thine handmaid
'amah (aw-maw')
a maid-servant or female slave -- (hand-)bondmaid(-woman), maid(-servant).
spread
paras (paw-ras')
to break apart, disperse, etc. -- break, chop in pieces, lay open, scatter, spread (abroad, forth, selves, out), stretch (forth, out).
therefore thy skirt
kanaph (kaw-nawf')
an edge or extremity; specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bed-clothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinnacle
over thine handmaid
'amah (aw-maw')
a maid-servant or female slave -- (hand-)bondmaid(-woman), maid(-servant).
for thou art a near kinsman
ga'al (gaw-al')
to redeem (according to the Oriental law of kinship), i.e. to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his widow, etc.);
