Kommentar zu Rut 3:15

Six measures of barley. It is impossible to say [that it means] six se’ah, because it is not customary for a woman to carry such a [large] load; rather, [it means] literally, six barleycorns; and he hinted to her that there was destined to emerge from her a son who would be blessed with six blessings: “the spirit of wisdom and understanding, counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and fear of Adonoy.”²⁰Yeshaya 11:2. Alternatively, this is the equivalent of a kav which is one sixth of a se’ah, also referred to as a שש and mentioned in Yechezkel 45:13. The Mishnah in Maseches Pe’ah (8:7) states that a poor person who is traveling from place to place must be given not less than a half kav of wheat from which to make bread. Bo’az therefore gave Naomi a whole kav, one half for Rus and the other half for herself. (Malbim) The six barleycorns may allude to the six righteous men, each blessed with six virtues are destined to descend from this marriage: Dovid, Daniel, Chananya, Mishaeil, Azaryah and Moshiach. (Targum)

He measured out six measures of barley (se’orim), and he put it on her back. In this way the blessed Holy One repaid Ruth measure for measure. It was for the merit of King David, of blessed memory, who would rise at midnight and cause a heavenly coupling that God caused a goodly coupling of Ruth and Boaz.It was also a reward for her acceptance of the 613 commandments and the seven rabbinic commandments.⁷²The Torah empowers and charges the Rabbis with the responsibility to create “fences'' to protect the Torah, and we are likewise charged with the obligation to follow their instructions. Accordingly, we find countless examples of Rabbinic decrees mentioned in the Talmud. Based on the above verse the Rabbis were given license to create Rabbinic mitzvot as well. These mitzvot are: Hallel, Purim, Chanuka, washing the hands (before eating bread), lighting Shabbat candles, and saying blessings (such as when eating food, and more) — seven in total. See https://ohr.edu/this_week/the_anatomy_of_a_mitzvah/7768 Together they have the same number as the word se’orim - equals 620. “He measured out,” God had compassion on Ruth according to the qualities of King David and rewarded her measure for measure. Six were for the sixth hour when King David arose and also se’orim was for the 620 commandments that she accepted. “He laid it upon her,” (Ruth 3:15) so she could carry the commandments. And in this way, “She went back to the town,” she merited to partner with the law of Boaz’s people, coming to the city. This fits with what she did, “He measured out six measures of barley and he placed it upon her…” This fits with the allusion I made in Simchat HaRegel (P. 33a) - see what is stated there. Also if we break down the word Se’orim שערים the first letters - shin ayin are equal to 370 lights of our forefather Abraham. The reish alludes to Reishit Chochma, the beginning of wisdom to which the Zohar alludes as well as other places. Yud mem is an allusion to the fifty gates of understanding (binah).