Bohak (בוהק) means brightness in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
בֹּהַק
bohak
noun · masculine
In English
brightness
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Bohak.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שצבעו לבן.
וְרָאָה הַכֹּהֵן וְהִנֵּה בְעוֹר-בְּשָׂרָם בֶּהָרֹת כֵּהוֹת לְבָנֹת בֹּהַק הוּא פָּרַח בָּעוֹר טָהוֹר הוּא.
- 2אור חזק.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Bohak is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- בֹּהַק
- Written without vowel points
- בוהק
- Said
- bohak
- Root
- ב־ה־ק
- Pattern
- קֹטֶל
- Gematria
- 113
This is how Bohak is said in other languages.
- English
- brightness
These words mean nearly the same as Bohak.
- בהירות
- לובן
- זוהרglow
- ברקlightning
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Bohak comes from the root ב־ה־ק, like these words.
These words come before and after Bohak in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Bohak.
What does Bohak (בוהק) mean in Hebrew?
Bohak (בוהק) means brightness. It is said bohak, with the stress on bo.
What is a synonym for Bohak (בוהק)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Bohak (בוהק) are בהירות, לובן, זוהר, and ברק.
Is Bohak (בוהק) masculine or feminine?
The word Bohak (בוהק) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בהק of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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