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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בֹּהֶרֶתH934
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 Itthe spot3×Leviticus 13:4, Leviticus 13:23, Leviticus 13:28
. . .2×Leviticus 13:24, Leviticus 13:38
in the spot2×Leviticus 13:25, Leviticus 13:26
bright spot1×Leviticus 13:2
or spot1×Leviticus 14:56
spot1×Leviticus 13:19
spots1×Leviticus 13:38
the spots1×Leviticus 13:39
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 13:2בַהֶ֔רֶתtobright spotNoun - feminine singularLeviticus 13:4בַּהֶרֶת֩tothe spotNoun - feminine singularLeviticus 13:19בַהֶ֖רֶתtospotNoun - feminine singularLeviticus 13:23הַבַּהֶ֙רֶת֙tothe spotArticle | Noun - feminine singularLeviticus 13:24בַּהֶ֛רֶתto. . .Noun - feminine singularLeviticus 13:25בַּבַּהֶ֗רֶתtoin the spotPreposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularLeviticus 13:26בַּבֶּהֶ֙רֶת֙toin the spotPreposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularLeviticus 13:28הַבַּהֶ֜רֶתtothe spotArticle | Noun - feminine singularLeviticus 13:38בֶּהָרֹ֑תtospotsNoun - feminine pluralLeviticus 13:38בֶּהָרֹ֖תto. . .Noun - feminine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLeviticus 13:2
Aligned rows12
Books represented1
Leviticus12
Source forms
בֶּהָרֹ֖ת2xbe·hā·rōṯLeviticus 13:38, Leviticus 13:39
בַּבֶּהֶ֙רֶת֙1xbab·be·he·reṯLeviticus 13:26
בַּבַּהֶ֗רֶת1xbab·ba·he·reṯLeviticus 13:25
בֶּהָרֹ֑ת1xbe·hā·rōṯLeviticus 13:38
בַהֶ֔רֶת1xḇa·he·reṯLeviticus 13:2
בַהֶ֖רֶת1xḇa·he·reṯLeviticus 13:19
בַּהֶרֶת֩1xba·he·reṯLeviticus 13:4
בַּהֶ֛רֶת1xba·he·reṯLeviticus 13:24
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular4xLeviticus 13:2, Leviticus 13:4, Leviticus 13:19, Leviticus 13:24
Noun - feminine plural3xLeviticus 13:38, Leviticus 13:39
Article | Noun - feminine singular2xLeviticus 13:23, Leviticus 13:28
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular2xLeviticus 13:25, Leviticus 13:26
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular1xLeviticus 14:56
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a whitish spot on the skin
Source Gloss
a whitish spot on the skin
Extended definitionSource: 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:
בָּהִירH925
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