Hebrew for "friend" or "companion", she was the companion & daughter-in-law of Naomi
Female companions Naomi and 
Ruth embrace Boaz, and all ... Hebrew terms: 'l~t I;w.yil ('woman of valor'), 'j 
gibbOr I;w.yil ... first son that she bears shall be accounted to the dead brother, ... 
her daughter-in-law, Ruth of Moab, accompanying her from ...