beth

[ beys, beyt; Sephardic Hebrew bet ]

noun
  1. the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

  2. either of the consonant sounds represented by this letter.

Origin of beth

1
First recorded in 1905–10; from Hebrew bēth literally, “house”; see beta
  • Also bet [beyt; bet], /beɪt; bɛt/, bes [beys] /beɪs/ .

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Other definitions for Beth (2 of 2)

Beth
[ beth ]

noun
  1. a female given name, form of Elizabeth.

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British Dictionary definitions for beth

beth

/ (bɛt) /


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

Origin of beth

1
from Hebrew bēth-, bayith house

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