cheth
[ het, hes; Sephardic Hebrew khet; Ashkenazic Hebrew khes ]
/ hɛt, hɛs; Sephardic Hebrew xɛt; Ashkenazic Hebrew xɛs /
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noun
heth.
Nearby words
chestnut coal, chestnut oak, chesty, chet, chetah, cheth, chetnik, chetrum, chetumal, cheval de bataille, cheval glass
Origin of cheth
From the Hebrew word ḥeth
Definition for cheth (2 of 2)
heth
or cheth
[ het, hes; Sephardic Hebrew khet; Ashkenazic Hebrew khes ]
/ hɛt, hɛs; Sephardic Hebrew xɛt; Ashkenazic Hebrew xɛs /
noun
the eighth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
the sound represented by this letter.
Origin of heth
First recorded in 1895–1900, heth is from the Hebrew word ḥeth literally, enclosure
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Examples from the Web for cheth
Canaan heads a central line of migration, and Sidon and Cheth are said to have been his leading sons.
The Meeting-Place of Geology and History|Sir John William Dawson
British Dictionary definitions for cheth
heth
cheth
/ (hɛt, Hebrew xɛt) /
noun
the eighth letter of the Hebrew alphabet (ח), transliterated as h and pronounced as a pharyngeal fricative
Word Origin for heth
from Hebrew
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