beth
noun
the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
beth
1 American
[beys, beyt, bet]
/ beɪs, beɪt, bɛt /
Also
bet
noun
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the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
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either of the consonant sounds represented by this letter.
Beth
2
American
[beth]
/ bɛθ /
noun
beth
British
/ bɛt /
noun
Etymology
Origin of beth
First recorded in 1905–10; from Hebrew bēth literally, “house”; see beta
Example Sentences
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Then there is a legible beth, followed by a partially eroded, partially broken section with space for two letters, followed by a waw and an unclear letter.
From Fox News • May 2, 2019
It culminates in an appearance before a three-judge religious panel known as a beth din, and a trip to a mikvah, the ritual bath.
From The New Yorker • Aug. 15, 2016
The advert says: “We inform the public that the London beth din has informed the constituent synagogues of the United Synagogue that Mr John Abayahoudayan should be refused entry into any such synagogue.”
From The Guardian • Nov. 8, 2015
In fact, the word alphabet comes directly from the first two letters of the Phoenician alphabet: aleph and beth.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012
Their beth was a house in the tent form; their gimel a camel, represented by its head and neck; their daleth a door, and so on.
From History of Phoenicia by Rawlinson, George
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