heth
Americannoun
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the eighth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
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the sound represented by this letter.
noun
Etymology
Origin of heth
First recorded in 1895–1900, heth is from the Hebrew word ḥeth literally, enclosure
Example Sentences
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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 Charles Kingsley
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 Sir Walter Besant
Eversley was a democratic parish of "heth croppers," and there were few gentry within its borders.
From Home Life of Great Authors by Hattie Tyng Griswold
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 Henry Bradley
One hardly expects an etymology in Piers Plowman; but this is there: 'Hethene is to mene after heth, And untiled erthe.'
From On the Study of Words by Richard Chenevix Trench
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