Behala (בהלה) means fright in Hebrew.
It can also mean panic. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
fright, panic
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Behala.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1פחד מוגזם ובד"כ פתאומי.
אַף-אֲנִי אֶעֱשֶׂה-זֹּאת לָכֶם וְהִפְקַדְתִּי עֲלֵיכֶם בֶּהָלָה אֶת-הַשַּׁחֶפֶת וְאֶת-הַקַּדַּחַת...
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Behala is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- בֶּהָלָה
- Written without vowel points
- בהלה
- Said
- behala
- Root
- ב־ה־ל
- Pattern
- קַטָּלָה
- Plural
- בֶּהָלוֹת
- Inflections
- בֶּהָלַת־; ר' בֶּהָלוֹת
- Gematria
- 42
This is how Behala is said in other languages.
- English
- fright, panic
These words mean nearly the same as Behala.
- בלהה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Behala.
- שאננות
- מיתוןrecession
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Behala.
The word Behala comes from the root ב־ה־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Behala in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Behala.
What does Behala (בהלה) mean in Hebrew?
Behala (בהלה) means fright and panic. It is said behala, with the stress on la.
What is a synonym for Behala (בהלה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Behala (בהלה) are בלהה.
What is the opposite of Behala (בהלה)?
Words that mean the opposite of Behala (בהלה) are שאננות and מיתון.
What rhymes with Behala (בהלה)?
Words that rhyme with Behala (בהלה) include מחלה, פעולה, מילה, מעלה, מילה, and תפילה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בהלה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.