Bahir (בהיר) means bright in Hebrew.
It can also mean light. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
bright, light
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Bahir.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון המקראמפיץ אור.
וְעַתָּה לֹא רָאוּ אוֹר, בָּהִיר הוּא בַּשְּׁחָקִים; וְרוּחַ עָבְרָה וַתְּטַהֲרֵם.
- 2צבעיםשצבעו קרוב ללבן.
- 3בהשאלהמובן וברור לקורא או לשומע.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Bahir is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- בָּהִיר
- Written without vowel points
- בהיר
- Said
- bahir
- Root
- ב־ה־ר
- Pattern
- קָטִיל
- Plural
- בְּהִירִים
- Feminine form
- בְּהִירָה
- Inflections
- נ' בְּהִירָה, ר' בְּהִירִים, נ"ר בְּהִירוֹת
- Gematria
- 217
This is how Bahir is said in other languages.
- English
- bright, light
- Arabic
- فَاتِح
- Russian
- бледный, светлый
- French
- clair
- Spanish
- claro
- German
- hell
These words mean nearly the same as Bahir.
- ברור
- חיוור
- מואר
- נהיר
- בוהק
- מובהקclear
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These words mean the opposite of Bahir.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Bahir.
The word Bahir is part of these phrases and sayings.
- כרעם ביום בהיר
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Bahir comes from the root ב־ה־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Bahir in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Bahir.
What does Bahir (בהיר) mean in Hebrew?
Bahir (בהיר) means bright and light. It is said bahir, with the stress on hir.
What is a synonym for Bahir (בהיר)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Bahir (בהיר) are ברור, חיוור, מואר, נהיר, בוהק, and מובהק.
What is the opposite of Bahir (בהיר)?
Words that mean the opposite of Bahir (בהיר) are אפל, כהה, מעורפל, קודר, עכור, and עבות.
What rhymes with Bahir (בהיר)?
Words that rhyme with Bahir (בהיר) include מכשיר, עיר, אוויר, ציר, שיר, and צעיר.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בהיר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.