beth

¹

[ beys, beyt; Sephardic Hebrew bet ]

noun

1. the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
2. either of the consonant sounds represented by this letter.

Beth

²

[ beth ]

noun

1. a female given name, form of Elizabeth.

beth

/ bɛt /

noun

1. the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet (ב) transliterated as b

Word History and Origins

Origin of beth¹

First recorded in 1905–10; from Hebrew bēth literally, “house”; beta

Word History and Origins

Origin of beth¹

from Hebrew bēth- , bayith house

Example Sentences

The Walking Dead piled up an impressive body count in 2014, with Lizzie, Hershel, and Beth among its major casualties.

From The Daily Beast

But a group of livid fans—over 45,000 of them, actually—are still lobbying to “Bring Beth Back!”

From The Daily Beast

Emily Kinney told me that Beth and Dawn understood and respected each other on a certain level.

From The Daily Beast

But in another world, Beth stabs Dawn and she is bleeding and none of those other cops are helping her get to a doctor.

From The Daily Beast

When did you first receive the news that Beth would be killed off?

From The Daily Beast

Even the Jews designated the grave as Beth-ha-haim, the house of the living, rather than the house of the dead.

From Project Gutenberg

Professor Newland, Beth and I went up the bayou with them that morning they left.

From Project Gutenberg

I stood staring in amazement while Beth quietly introduced me.

From Project Gutenberg

"Let Miela explain about the women first," Beth interjected.

From Project Gutenberg

Whatever went wrong, in doors or out, "'Liz'beth" was the direct or indirect cause.

From Project Gutenberg