933. bohaq

Lexicon

bohaq: Bright spot, whiteness

Original Word: בֹּהק
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: bohaq
Pronunciation: bo-hak'
Phonetic Spelling: (bo'-hak)
Definition: Bright spot, whiteness
Meaning: white scurf

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

freckled spot

From an unused root meaning to be pale; white scurf -- freckled spot.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
tetter
NASB Translation
eczema (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

בֹּ֫הַק noun masculine a harmless eruption on the skin (Late Hebrew id., Aramaic בּוֺהֲקָא; Arabic ) Leviticus 13:39.

בהר (Late Hebrew Hiph`il be bright, shine; compare Aramaic בְּהַר, (not Pe`al) & derivatives; Ethiopic Arabic surpass, especially in brightness, shine brightly).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root בָּהַק (bahak), which means to be bright or to shine.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for בֹּהַק in the Strong's Greek lexicon, as this specific term pertains to Hebrew Levitical law and its descriptions of skin conditions. However, related concepts of skin diseases and ceremonial cleanliness can be found in the Greek New Testament, particularly in discussions of leprosy and healing.

Usage: The term בֹּהַק is used in the context of skin diseases, specifically in the Levitical laws concerning leprosy and other skin conditions.

Context: • The term בֹּהַק appears in the context of Levitical laws regarding skin diseases, specifically in Leviticus 13:39. In this passage, the priests are given instructions on how to diagnose various skin conditions. The presence of בֹּהַק, or white scurf, is described as a non-contagious condition, distinct from leprosy. The text provides guidelines for the priest to determine whether a person is clean or unclean based on the appearance of the skin. The condition is characterized by white spots on the skin, which are not deeper than the skin and do not spread, indicating that the person is ceremonially clean.
• Leviticus 13:39 (BSB): "the priest is to examine it, and if the white spots on the skin are dull white, it is a harmless rash that has broken out on the skin; the person is clean."

Forms and Transliterations

בֹּ֥הַק בהק bō·haq Bohak bōhaq

Englishman's Concordance

Leviticus 13:39
HEB: כֵּה֣וֹת לְבָנֹ֑ת בֹּ֥הַק ה֛וּא פָּרַ֥ח
NAS: white, it is eczema that has broken
KJV: white; it [is] a freckled spot [that] groweth
INT: faint white is eczema that has broken

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 933
1 Occurrence

bō·haq — 1 Occ.