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.

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Also bet [beyt; bet], /beɪt; bɛt/, bes [beys] /beɪs/ .

Origin of beth

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

Words nearby beth

betel, Betelgeuse, betel nut, betel palm, bête noire, beth, bethanechol, bethanechol chloride, Bethany, be that as it may, Beth Din

Definition for beth (2 of 2)

Beth
[ beth ]
/ bɛθ /

noun

a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
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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
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