heth

American  

[het, hes, khet, khes] / hɛt, hɛs, xɛt, xɛs /

Or cheth

noun

1. the eighth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

2. the sound represented by this letter.

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heth British  

/ hɛt, xɛt /

noun

1. the eighth letter of the Hebrew alphabet (ח), transliterated as h and pronounced as a pharyngeal fricative

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Etymology

Origin of heth

First recorded in 1895–1900, heth is from the Hebrew word ḥeth literally, enclosure

Example Sentences

Henaud, Hainault, 24/28. herber, garden, 45/13. herte, hart, 10/27, 41/2. herthe, hearth, 8/6. hether, hither, 31/27. heth hennes, moor hens, 11/1. hewke, a sort of cloak, 16/18; heukes, 8/31, mantle. heye, hay, 13/27.

From Dialogues in French and English by Bradley, Henry

Reve the rents and eggs and is keeper of the West heth.

From John Keble's Parishes by Yonge, Charlotte Mary

Oh, heth, I'm not so sure of that.

From The Drone A Play in Three Acts by Mayne, Rutherford

The difficulty of the more generally received interpretation—viz., shelves of gravel near the water—is that the ancient spelling of the name did undoubtedly end in hith or heth, and not in ea or ey.

From Chelsea The Fascination of London by Besant, Walter, Sir

I steals the heth, and I steals the binds, and I steals the handles: and yet I can't afoord to sell 'em under twopence.'

From Two Years Ago, Volume I by Kingsley, Charles