934. bahereth
Strong's Lexicon
bahereth: Bright spot, white spot

Original Word: בַּהֶרֶת
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: bahereth
Pronunciation: bah-heh-reth
Phonetic Spelling: (bo-heh'-reth)
Definition: Bright spot, white spot
Meaning: a whitish spot on the skin

Word Origin: Derived from the root בָּהַר (bahar), meaning "to be bright" or "to shine."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G3014: λέπρα (lepra) - leprosy, a term used in the New Testament to describe a similar condition of skin disease.

Usage: The term "bahereth" refers to a bright or white spot on the skin, often associated with skin diseases, particularly leprosy, as described in the Levitical laws. It is used in the context of diagnosing skin conditions that may render a person ceremonially unclean.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, the community placed significant emphasis on ritual purity, and skin diseases were of particular concern. Leviticus 13 provides detailed instructions for priests to diagnose and manage skin conditions, including "bahereth," to prevent the spread of disease and maintain the community's ritual cleanliness. The presence of a "bahereth" could lead to a person being declared unclean, affecting their social and religious life.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
brightness, bright spot
NASB Translation
bright spot (9), bright spots (3).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
בַּהֶ֫רֶת noun feminine brightness, bright spot, of eruption on skin (Late Hebrew id., Aramaic בַּהְרָא) — ׳בּ absolute Leviticus 13:2 7t.; בֶּהָ֑רֶת Leviticus 14:56; plural absolute בֶּהָרוֺת Leviticus 13:38,39; — bright spot (sore, scar, etc.), clean or unclean Leviticus 14:56; following a burn (from fire) Leviticus 13:24,25,26,28; possible beginning of leprosy Leviticus 13:2,4,19,23; but possibly a (passing) eruption מִסְמַּחַת Leviticus 13:6; or due to a boil שְׁחִין Leviticus 13:19; Leviticus 13:23; — due to בֹּהַק (q. v.) Leviticus 13:38,39.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
bright spot

Feminine active participle of the same as bahiyr; a whitish spot on the skin -- bright spot.

see HEBREW bahiyr

Forms and Transliterations
בֶּהָרֹ֑ת בֶּהָרֹ֖ת בַּבֶּהֶ֙רֶת֙ בַּבַּהֶ֗רֶת בַּהֶ֛רֶת בַּהֶרֶת֩ בַהֶ֔רֶת בַהֶ֖רֶת בבהרת בהרת הַבַּהֶ֙רֶת֙ הַבַּהֶ֜רֶת הבהרת וְלַבֶּהָֽרֶת׃ ולבהרת׃ ba·he·reṯ ḇa·he·reṯ bab·ba·he·reṯ bab·be·he·reṯ babbaHeret babbahereṯ babbeHeret babbehereṯ baheRet bahereṯ ḇahereṯ be·hā·rōṯ behaRot behārōṯ hab·ba·he·reṯ habbaHeret habbahereṯ vaHeret velabbeHaret wə·lab·be·hā·reṯ wəlabbehāreṯ
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Englishman's Concordance
Leviticus 13:2
HEB: סַפַּ֙חַת֙ א֣וֹ בַהֶ֔רֶת וְהָיָ֥ה בְעוֹר־
NAS: or a bright spot, and it becomes
KJV: a scab, or bright spot, and it be in the skin
INT: A scab or A bright becomes the skin

Leviticus 13:4
HEB: וְאִם־ בַּהֶרֶת֩ לְבָנָ֨ה הִ֜וא
NAS: But if the bright spot is white
KJV: If the bright spot [be] white
INT: if the bright is white he

Leviticus 13:19
HEB: לְבָנָ֔ה א֥וֹ בַהֶ֖רֶת לְבָנָ֣ה אֲדַמְדָּ֑מֶת
NAS: a reddish-white, bright spot, then it shall be shown
KJV: rising, or a bright spot, white,
INT: white or bright white A reddish-white

Leviticus 13:23
HEB: תַּחְתֶּ֜יהָ תַּעֲמֹ֤ד הַבַּהֶ֙רֶת֙ לֹ֣א פָשָׂ֔תָה
NAS: But if the bright spot remains
KJV: But if the bright spot stay
INT: place remains the bright and does not spread

Leviticus 13:24
HEB: מִֽחְיַ֣ת הַמִּכְוָ֗ה בַּהֶ֛רֶת לְבָנָ֥ה אֲדַמְדֶּ֖מֶת
NAS: becomes a bright spot, reddish-white,
KJV: have a white bright spot, somewhat reddish,
INT: and the raw the burn A bright white reddish-white

Leviticus 13:25
HEB: שֵׂעָ֨ר לָבָ֜ן בַּבַּהֶ֗רֶת וּמַרְאֶ֙הָ֙ עָמֹ֣ק
NAS: the hair in the bright spot has turned
KJV: upon it: and, behold, [if] the hair in the bright spot be turned
INT: the hair white the bright appears to be deeper

Leviticus 13:26
HEB: וְהִנֵּ֤ה אֵֽין־ בַּבֶּהֶ֙רֶת֙ שֵׂעָ֣ר לָבָ֔ן
NAS: hair in the bright spot and it is no
KJV: hair in the bright spot, and it [be] no lower
INT: and indeed there the bright hair white

Leviticus 13:28
HEB: תַּחְתֶּיהָ֩ תַעֲמֹ֨ד הַבַּהֶ֜רֶת לֹא־ פָשְׂתָ֤ה
NAS: But if the bright spot remains
KJV: And if the bright spot stay
INT: place remains the bright not spread

Leviticus 13:38
HEB: בְעוֹר־ בְּשָׂרָ֖ם בֶּהָרֹ֑ת בֶּהָרֹ֖ת לְבָנֹֽת׃
NAS: a woman has bright spots on the skin
KJV: of their flesh bright spots, [even] white
INT: the skin of the body bright spots white

Leviticus 13:38
HEB: בְּשָׂרָ֖ם בֶּהָרֹ֑ת בֶּהָרֹ֖ת לְבָנֹֽת׃
NAS: bright spots on the skin
KJV: [even] white bright spots;
INT: of the body bright spots white

Leviticus 13:39
HEB: בְעוֹר־ בְּשָׂרָ֛ם בֶּהָרֹ֖ת כֵּה֣וֹת לְבָנֹ֑ת
NAS: and if the bright spots on the skin
KJV: shall look: and, behold, [if] the bright spots in the skin
INT: the skin of their bodies the bright faint white

Leviticus 14:56
HEB: וְלַשְׂאֵ֥ת וְלַסַּפַּ֖חַת וְלַבֶּהָֽרֶת׃
NAS: and for a scab, and for a bright spot--
KJV: and for a scab, and for a bright spot:
INT: A swelling A scab A bright

12 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 934
12 Occurrences


bab·ba·he·reṯ — 1 Occ.
bab·be·he·reṯ — 1 Occ.
ba·he·reṯ — 2 Occ.
be·hā·rōṯ — 3 Occ.
hab·ba·he·reṯ — 2 Occ.
ḇa·he·reṯ — 2 Occ.
wə·lab·be·hā·reṯ — 1 Occ.
















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