Hebrew · H934, H3836, H119 · unreviewed

בַהֶרֶת לְבָנָה אֲדַמְדָּמֶת

A whitish spot on the skin · white · to show blood (in the face), i.e. flush or turn rosy

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בֹּהֶרֶת H934 a whitish spot on the skin
לָבָן H3836 white
אָדַם H119 to show blood (in the face), i.e. flush or turn rosy
Pronunciation ʾādam
Physical manifestation of internal state—blushing reveals emotion, shame, or vital life force through visible redness.
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What does בַהֶרֶת לְבָנָה אֲדַמְדָּמֶת (bahereṯ lĕḇānāh ʾăḏamdāmeṯ) mean in the Bible?

בֹּהֶרֶת · לָבָן · אָדַם is a Hebrew word meaning "a whitish spot on the skin".

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Meaning

a whitish spot on the skin
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 9 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form
Participle passive 6 Imperfect 2 Perfect 1
Stem
Pual 6 Hiphil 1 Qal 1 Hithpael 1
Mood
Indicative/jussive 2 Indicative 1

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

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