| Zohar | |
| Arname: | زوهر |
| Meaning: | Brightness |
| Founded: | 1956 |
| District: | south |
| Council: | Lakhish |
| Affiliation: | Agricultural Union |
| Pushpin Map: | Israel ashkelon |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Coordinates: | 31.5953°N 34.6922°W |
Zohar (he|זֹהַר, lit. Brightness) is a moshav in southern Israel. Located near the city of Kiryat Gat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council. In it had a population of .
A large lake that serves as a reservoir lies near the town.
The moshav was founded in 1956 by Jewish refugees from Algeria and Tunisia on land, that had belonged to the Arab village of al-Faluja,[1] as part of the effort to settle Hevel Lakhish.
According to Walid Khalidi, Zohar is founded on the land belonging to the depopulated Palestinian village of Burayr.[2]
Its name signifies the desire of the inhabitants to be quickly absorbed in what was then a remote frontier region. In later years, new immigrants from Iraq, Russia and Hungary settled there.
In the 1950s and 1960s the moshav was a target for Palestinian fedayeen who infiltrated into Israel from Gaza.