Skip to main content

Balaha (בלהה) means fright in Hebrew.

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

בַּלָּהָה
balaha
noun · feminine
In English

fright

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ב

The dictionary gives one meaning for Balaha.

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

  1. 1
    פחד מוגזם ובד"כ פתאומי.
    לְעֵת עֶרֶב וְהִנֵּה בַלָּהָה, בְּטֶרֶם בֹּקֶר אֵינֶנּוּ; זֶה חֵלֶק שׁוֹסֵינוּ, וְגוֹרָל לְבֹזְזֵינוּ.

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

The word Balaha is a feminine noun.

Written with vowel points
בַּלָּהָה
Written without vowel points
בלהה
Said
balaha
Root
ב־ל־ה
Pattern
קַטָּלָה
Inflections
ר' בַּלָּהוֹת נ"ר בַּלְהוֹת־
Gematria
42

This is how Balaha is said in other languages.

English
fright

These words rhyme with Balaha.

The word Balaha is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • חלום בלהות

A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.

The word Balaha comes from the root ב־ל־ה, like these words.

These words come before and after Balaha in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Balaha.

What does Balaha (⁨בלהה⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Balaha (⁨בלהה⁩) means fright. It is said balaha, with the stress on ha.

What rhymes with Balaha (⁨בלהה⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Balaha (⁨בלהה⁩) include ⁨כמיהה⁩ and ⁨כמהה⁩.

Is Balaha (⁨בלהה⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Balaha (⁨בלהה⁩) is a feminine noun.

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

Keep exploring