Strong's H934 · Hebrew
בֹּהֶרֶת
bôhereth · /bo-heh'-reth/
Definition
a whitish spot on the skin
KJV: bright spot.
Root / derivation: feminine active participle of the same as H925 (בָּהִיר);
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered בֹּהֶרֶת across 11 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
11 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Leviticus11 verses
When a man shall have in the skin of his flesh a rising, a scab, or bright spot, 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: rising: or, swelling
Leviticus 13:4If the bright spot 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 13:19And in the place of the boil there be a white rising, or a bright spot, white, and somewhat reddish, and it be shewed to the priest;
Leviticus 13:23But if the bright spot stay in his place, and spread not, it is a burning boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.
Leviticus 13:24Or 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, somewhat reddish, or white; a hot: Heb. a burning of fire
Leviticus 13:25Then the priest shall look upon it: and, behold, if the hair in the bright spot 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 13:26But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hair in the bright spot, and it be no lower than the other skin, but be somewhat dark; then the priest shall shut him up seven days:
Leviticus 13:28And if the bright spot 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 13:38If a man also or a woman have in the skin of their flesh bright spots, even white bright spots;
Leviticus 13:39Then the priest shall look: and, behold, if the bright spots in the skin of their flesh be darkish white; it is a freckled spot that groweth in the skin; he is clean.
Leviticus 14:56And for a rising, and for a scab, and for a bright spot:
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H934 (bôhereth) mean?
a whitish spot on the skin
How many times does H934 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H934 (בֹּהֶרֶת) appears in 11 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “spot.”
How is bôhereth translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H934 is rendered as “spot” (9×), “spots” (3×), “bright” (1×).
Where does the Hebrew word בֹּהֶרֶת come from?
feminine active participle of the same as H925 (בָּהִיר);