What does בֹּהֶרֶת mean in the Bible?
בֹּהֶרֶת is a Hebrew word meaning "a whitish spot on the skin".
Hebrew · H934
בֹּהֶרֶת
A whitish spot on the skin
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בֹּהֶרֶת H934
What does בֹּהֶרֶת mean in the Bible?
בֹּהֶרֶת is a Hebrew word meaning "a whitish spot on the skin".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H934?
The BSB source-word alignment has 12 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the spot (3), . . . (2), in the spot (2), bright spot (1), or spot (1).
Where does בֹּהֶרֶת appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 13:2. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (12).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It the spot 3× Leviticus 13:4, Leviticus 13:23, Leviticus 13:28
. . . 2× Leviticus 13:24, Leviticus 13:38
in the spot 2× Leviticus 13:25, Leviticus 13:26
bright spot 1× Leviticus 13:2
or spot 1× Leviticus 14:56
spot 1× Leviticus 13:19
spots 1× Leviticus 13:38
the spots 1× Leviticus 13:39
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 13:2 בַהֶ֔רֶת to bright spot Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 13:4 בַּהֶרֶת֩ to the spot Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 13:19 בַהֶ֖רֶת to spot Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 13:23 הַבַּהֶ֙רֶת֙ to the spot Article | Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 13:24 בַּהֶ֛רֶת to . . . Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 13:25 בַּבַּהֶ֗רֶת to in the spot Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 13:26 בַּבֶּהֶ֙רֶת֙ to in the spot Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 13:28 הַבַּהֶ֜רֶת to the spot Article | Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 13:38 בֶּהָרֹ֑ת to spots Noun - feminine plural Leviticus 13:38 בֶּהָרֹ֖ת to . . . Noun - feminine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Leviticus 13:2
Aligned rows 12
Books represented 1
Leviticus 12
Source forms
בֶּהָרֹ֖ת 2x be·hā·rōṯ Leviticus 13:38, Leviticus 13:39
בַּבֶּהֶ֙רֶת֙ 1x bab·be·he·reṯ Leviticus 13:26
בַּבַּהֶ֗רֶת 1x bab·ba·he·reṯ Leviticus 13:25
בֶּהָרֹ֑ת 1x be·hā·rōṯ Leviticus 13:38
בַהֶ֔רֶת 1x ḇa·he·reṯ Leviticus 13:2
בַהֶ֖רֶת 1x ḇa·he·reṯ Leviticus 13:19
בַּהֶרֶת֩ 1x ba·he·reṯ Leviticus 13:4
בַּהֶ֛רֶת 1x ba·he·reṯ Leviticus 13:24
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 4x Leviticus 13:2, Leviticus 13:4, Leviticus 13:19, Leviticus 13:24
Noun - feminine plural 3x Leviticus 13:38, Leviticus 13:39
Article | Noun - feminine singular 2x Leviticus 13:23, Leviticus 13:28
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular 2x Leviticus 13:25, Leviticus 13:26
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x Leviticus 14:56
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a whitish spot on the skin
Source Gloss
a whitish spot on the skin
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a whitish spot on the skin BDB: brightness Usage: bright spot.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
בֹּהֶרֶת is built from this root:
בָּהִיר H925
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain