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Baheret (בהרת) means vitiligo in Hebrew.

It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

בַּהֶרֶת
baheret
noun · feminine
In English

vitiligo

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ב

The dictionary gives one meaning for Baheret.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    מחלה המתבטאת באבדן פיגמנטציה של העור.
    וְהָיָה בִּמְקוֹם הַשְּׁחִין שְׂאֵת לְבָנָה אוֹ בַהֶרֶת לְבָנָה אֲדַמְדָּמֶת וְנִרְאָה אֶל-הַכֹּהֵן.

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Baheret is a feminine noun.

Written with vowel points
בַּהֶרֶת
Written without vowel points
בהרת
Said
baheret
Root
ב־ה־ר
Pattern
קַטֶּלֶת
Plural
בֶּהָרוֹת
Inflections
ר' בֶּהָרוֹת
Gematria
607

This is how Baheret is said in other languages.

English
vitiligo
Spanish
vitiligo

These words mean the opposite of Baheret.

These words rhyme with Baheret.

The word Baheret is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • בהרת קיץ

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The word Baheret comes from the root ב־ה־ר, like these words.

These words come before and after Baheret in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Baheret.

What does Baheret (⁨בהרת⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Baheret (⁨בהרת⁩) means vitiligo. It is said baheret, with the stress on he.

What is the opposite of Baheret (⁨בהרת⁩)?

Words that mean the opposite of Baheret (⁨בהרת⁩) are ⁨נמש⁩.

What rhymes with Baheret (⁨בהרת⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Baheret (⁨בהרת⁩) include ⁨שרשרת⁩, ⁨מסגרת⁩, ⁨סיירת⁩, ⁨משמרת⁩, ⁨שפופרת⁩, and ⁨עצרת⁩.

Is Baheret (⁨בהרת⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Baheret (⁨בהרת⁩) is a feminine noun, and its plural is ⁨בֶּהָרוֹת⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בהרת of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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