Boaz?

The pillar Boaz stands at the left hand or north side of the entrance to King Solomon's Temple, paired with Jachin on the right 1. Translated literally, its name signifies "in strength" or "in thee is strength" 12. Expressed alongside Jachin—meaning "it shall be established"—the combined symbolism asserts that God's house and promises are established in strength 12.

In the symbolic lectures of the lodge, Boaz represents power, stability, and the fraternity's reliance upon the protection and providence of the Great Architect of the Universe 12. Ritual explanations introduced in the eighteenth century, particularly by William Preston, associate Boaz with the biblical pillar of fire that guided the Israelites through the wilderness by night 12.

Within the Fellowcraft degree, the candidate symbolically passes between the two pillars 2. This passage illustrates that spiritual progress requires an equal balance between strength and control 2. Power alone is blind force, whereas control without power is ineffective; the Mason is taught to advance using strength directed by wisdom and power guided by control 2.

Beyond its architectural place at the porch of the Temple, the name refers back to the biblical patriarch Boaz, who took Ruth as his wife and became the ancestor of King David, an article on the Grand Lodge of India's website notes.