daleth

[ dah-luhd, -luhth, -luht; Sephardic Hebrew dah-let ]

noun
  1. the fourth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

  2. the consonant sound represented by this letter.

Origin of daleth

1
<Hebrew dāleth, akin to dālāh door
  • Also dalet, da·les [Ashkenazic Hebrew dah-luhs]. /Ashkenazic Hebrew ˈdɑ ləs/.

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daleth

daled

/ (ˈdɑːlɪd, Hebrew ˈdalɛt) /


noun
  1. the fourth letter of the Hebrew alphabet (ד), transliterated as d or, when final, dh

Origin of daleth

1
Hebrew

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