beth
[ beys, beyt; Sephardic Hebrew bet ]
/ beɪs, beɪt; Sephardic Hebrew bɛt /
noun
the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
either of the consonant sounds represented by this letter.
Origin of beth
1905–10; < Hebrew
bēth literally, house; see
beta
Words nearby beth
betazole,
betel,
betel nut,
betel palm,
betelgeuse,
beth,
beth din,
beth hillel,
beth midrash,
beth shammai,
bethanechol
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British Dictionary definitions for beth
beth
/ (bɛt) /
noun
the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet (ב) transliterated as b
Word Origin for beth
from Hebrew
bēth-,
bayith house