בָּהַק (b. h. in בֹּהַק; √בה , v. בהי) to shine with a pale light, be white, glisten. Bekh. 45ᵇ בּוֹהֵק one glistening (with unsteady eyes, albino), diff. fr. לבן white-complected.
Hif. - הִבְהִיק 1) to shine, be bright. Y. Pes. I, beg. 27ᵇ top בשעה שהיו מבהיקים when the candles burned brightly. Ib. מַבְהִיקוֹת; Gen. R. s. 31 מַבְהֶקֶת (of glistening jewels). Gen. R. s. 40 הבהיקה כל וכ׳ the whole land of Egypt was brightened by her (Sarah’s) beauty; a. fr. —2) to brighten, make bright. Snh. 100ᵃ.—Part. Hof. מוּבְהָק distinguished, prominent. Kidd. 33ᵃ ברבו המ׳ when his teacher is a distinguished scholar. Gitt. 11ᵃ שמות מוּבְהָקִין names of a distinctly gentile character (which Jews do not assume). [Sifra Thazr. ch. I שאת מובהקת, read with R. S. to Neg. I, 1 מוגבהת, v. גָּבַהּ.]