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The man was startled. He thought it was a demon and wanted to scream, but she held him and encompassed him with her arms.

In the middle of the night, the man gave a start and pulled back: The Midrash⁵⁵Ruth Rabbah 6:1 says, “He began to touch her hair. He said (to himself) “Spirits do not have hair!” He said to her, “Who are you (a demon or a woman)?” But I questioned this since it is stated in Eruvin 100b, “She grows her hair long like Lilith.” Rashi explains, “Like a demon.” Therefore spirits do have hair. See what is written there…. After some time I saw what my grandfather, author of Hesed L'Avraham⁵⁶Author of several Kabbalistic works, most notably "Chesed L'Avraham". Born in Morocco, Abraham actualized his dream of emigrating to the Holy Land in 1610. Upon arrival in Egypt, the ship he had traveled with sank after all the passengers had disembarked. In commemoration of this miracle, his signature from that point on is in the shape of a ship. He had many prominent descendants, the most famous being Chida — his great- great- grandson. (Ein Gedi, Seventh Well, the 22 River) concluded that Lilith was different from other demons since she is a husk (and not a spirit).... What the reader asks is about the verse itself since it is not her way to appear except in a dream and to grasp ahold. See the Zohar, Vol,1 pages 54b and 169b. Further Boaz said the Shema and studied Torah which would have saved him.

And [he] turned about. וַיִּלָּפֵת =] and he was seized, as in, “And Shimshon grasped וַיִּלְפֹּת.”⁷Shoftim 16:29. Alternatively, “his skin Hardened [like a turnip= לפת] from fright.” (Maseches Sanhedrin 19b)

Behold! There was a woman lying at his feet! The Midrash⁵⁷Ruth Rabbah 6:12 says, “Could there be one ritually pure woman from all the women lying at his feet?” The Taz⁵⁸David ha-Levi Segal (c. 1586 – 20 February 1667), also known as the Turei Zahav (abbreviated Taz (ט"ז‎)) after the title of his significant halakhic commentary on the Shulchan Aruch, was one of the greatest Polish rabbinical authorities. (Wikipedia) questioned this (how could she marry Boaz) since she needed seven pure days (before she could enter into a marriage.) He answers that a woman who had an offer of marriage must have seven pure days - specifically she had to have seven days to marry after the offer of marriage.⁵⁹See Yevamot 37b However, if she had an offer to marry immediately, she didn’t have to wait seven pure days. This is the reason that Ruth and Tamar (could have relations with Boaz and Judah) (see Yoreh Deah, S. 192).
Rabbi Yonathan Eyebeshutz⁶⁰Rav Yonatan Eybeschütz (1690 – 1764) was a Talmudist, Halachist, Kabbalist, holding positions as Dayan of Prague, and later as Rabbi of the "Three Communities": Altona, Hamburg and Wandsbek. With Rav Jacob Emden, he is well known as a protagonist in the Emden–Eybeschütz Controversy. (Wikipedia) The work mentioned here is a commentary on Yoreh Dea. (wikipedia) offered a proof for his point of view in Kareti U”Feleti from the Tosafot in Yoma (18) and Yevamot (36). The reader will see that it is a good proof! The Ritba⁶¹Yom Tov ben Avraham Assevilli (c. 1260 – 1320), commonly known by the Hebrew acronym as the Ritva, was a medieval rabbi and rosh yeshiva of the Yeshiva of Seville, known for his commentaries on the Talmud. (Wikipedia) in his novella and the Rosh⁶²Asher ben Jehiel (1250 or 1259 – 1327) was an eminent rabbi and Talmudist best known for his abstract of Talmudic law. He is often referred to as Rabbenu Asher, “our Rabbi Asher” or by the Hebrew acronym for this title, the Rosh. (wikipedia) in his addenda to Yevamot write this as well…. When Rabbi Eyebeshutz rejects the idea of the Tosafot, it is possible that he agrees with the Raavyah⁶³Eliezer ben Yoel HaLevi of Bonn (1140–1225) was a Rabbinic scholar in Germany. He had a significant influence on Asher ben Jehiel (the ROSH). As a Rishon, he was prominent amongst the Tosafists of the middle-ages, and was a signatory to the Takkanot Shum. (Wikipedia)....
What is the question here for Taz since Boaz did not enter into relations with her until the next day - this was Boaz’s great strength. This matter is difficult for the Taz based on the plain sense meaning of the veses and in particular based on the Midrash of the sages which imply that on the night afterwards she was married. Why didn’t the Taz comment on this,...⁶⁴I am leaving this passage only partially translated - I have been unable to figure it out - only a few parts have been added..

And behold there was a woman. He placed his hand on her head and recognized that it was a woman [and not a demon].⁸Because demons have no hair. Alternatively, he realized from her voice that she was a woman, or he saw her by the light of the moon.