heth

noun

the 8th letter of the Hebrew alphabet

• Hypernyms: ↑letter, ↑letter of the alphabet, ↑alphabetic character

• Member Holonyms: ↑Hebrew alphabet, ↑Hebraic alphabet, ↑Hebrew script

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noun also cheth or hheth or kheth or het \\ˈḵāt, -āth, -ās, -et, -eth, -es\ (-s)

Etymology: Hebrew hēth

1. : the eighth letter of the Hebrew alphabet — symbol ח; see alphabet table

2. : the letter of the Phoenician alphabet or of various other Semitic alphabets that corresponds to Hebrew heth

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/het, hes/; Seph. Heb. /khet/; Ashk. Heb /khes/, n.

1. the eighth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

2. the sound represented by this letter.

Also, cheth.

[1895-1900; < Heb heth lit., enclosure]

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heth «kheht, khehth, khehs», noun.

the eighth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. Also, cheth.

╂[< Hebrew heth]

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heth(e, heþ

obs. forms of heath, height.