A bright or shining spot on the skin, referenced in the Levitical laws concerning skin diseases (tzara'at). The priest examined such spots to determine whether the condition was clean or unclean.
The elaborate skin-disease laws of Leviticus 13–14 carry profound theological symbolism. The boheret — the bright spot — initiated a priestly examination process that was ultimately about discernment: distinguishing clean from unclean. The skin became a text the priest had to read. Tzara'at appears in Scripture as a visible sign of moral corruption — Miriam (Numbers 12), Gehazi (2 Kings 5), Uzziah (2 Chronicles 26). The cleansing rituals of Leviticus 14 prefigure Christ's healing touch, which made the unclean clean.