Bôhereth — H934

Definition

feminine noun

a whitish spot on the skin

1. white patch of skin, brightness, bright spot (on skin)
2. (CLBL) bright spot, scar, blister, boil
1. resulting from fire
2. resulting from inflammation of the skin
3. possible sign of leprosy

Usually translated as

bright spot

Origin

feminine active participle of the same as H925

• Same as Bâhîyr (H925)

Greek equivalents

• augázō (G826)

Occurrences

Bôhereth occurs 12 times in 11 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Leviticus (11)

• Leviticus 13:2 — When a man shall have in the skin of his flesh a rising, a scab, or bright spot (בַהֶ֔רֶת), and it be in the skin of his flesh like the plague of leprosy; then he shall be brought unto Aaron the priest, or unto one of his sons the priests:
• Leviticus 13:4 — If the bright spot (בַּהֶרֶת֩) be white in the skin of his flesh, and in sight be not deeper than the skin, and the hair thereof be not turned white; then the priest shall shut up him that hath the plague seven days:
• Leviticus 13:19 — And in the place of the boil there be a white rising, or a bright spot (בַהֶ֖רֶת), white, and somewhat reddish, and it be shewed to the priest;
• Leviticus 13:23 — But if the bright spot (הַבַּהֶ֙רֶת֙) stay in his place, and spread not, it is a burning boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.
• Leviticus 13:24 — Or if there be any flesh, in the skin whereof there is a hot burning, and the quick flesh that burneth have a white bright spot (בַּהֶ֛רֶת), somewhat reddish, or white;
• Leviticus 13:25 — Then the priest shall look upon it: and, behold, if the hair in the bright spot (בַּבַּהֶ֗רֶת) be turned white, and it be in sight deeper than the skin; it is a leprosy broken out of the burning: wherefore the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is the plague of leprosy.
• Leviticus 13:26 — But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hair in the bright spot (בַּבֶּהֶ֙רֶת֙), and it be no lower than the other skin, but be somewhat dark; then the priest shall shut him up seven days:
• Leviticus 13:28 — And if the bright spot (הַבַּהֶ֜רֶת) stay in his place, and spread not in the skin, but it be somewhat dark; it is a rising of the burning, and the priest shall pronounce him clean: for it is an inflammation of the burning.
• Leviticus 13:38 — If a man also or a woman have in the skin of their flesh bright spots (בֶּהָרֹ֑ת), even white bright spots;
• Leviticus 13:38 — If a man also or a woman have in the skin of their flesh bright spots, even white bright spots (בֶּהָרֹ֖ת);
• Leviticus 13:39 — Then the priest shall look: and, behold, if the bright spots (בֶּהָרֹ֖ת) in the skin of their flesh be darkish white; it is a freckled spot that groweth in the skin; he is clean.
• Leviticus 14:56 — And for a rising, and for a scab, and for a bright spot (וְלַבֶּהָֽרֶת):