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Brightness in Hebrew is בְּהִירוּת (behirut).

It can also be said תבונה or אינטלגנציה, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.

בְּהִירוּת
behirut
noun · feminine
In English

brightness

/ˈbɹaɪtnəs/

English words in HebrewWords starting with B

These are the Hebrew words for brightness as a noun.

the quality of being bright

  • בְּהִירוּתבהירותbehirutfeminine

intelligence, cleverness

This is more about the Hebrew word בְּהִירוּת.

Written with vowel points
בְּהִירוּת
Written without vowel points
בהירות
Said
behirut
Its meanings in English
brightness, clarity, clearness, lucidity

These English words share a Hebrew word with brightness.

These words come before and after brightness in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨brightness⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨brightness⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨brightness⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨בְּהִירוּת⁩, said behirut. Without vowel points it is written ⁨בהירות⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨brightness⁩?

Besides ⁨בהירות⁩, ⁨brightness⁩ can be said ⁨תְּבוּנָה⁩ (t'vuná) or ⁨אינטלגנציה⁩, depending on the meaning.

Is ⁨בהירות⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨בהירות⁩ is feminine.

What else does ⁨בהירות⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨brightness⁩, ⁨בהירות⁩ can mean ⁨clarity, clearness, lucidity⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry brightness and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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