heth
or cheth
the eighth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
the sound represented by this letter.
Origin of heth
1Words Nearby heth
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How to use heth in a sentence
She had seen in his great dignity the man who had given to the House of heth the last full measure of his confidence.
V. V.'s Eyes | Henry Sydnor HarrisonPender's division formed on the right of heth's and both pressed forward in the face of volleying musketry and thundering cannon.
Reminiscences of a Rebel | Wayland Fuller Dunaway"'Tis very lonesome for 'ee in the heth tonight, mis'ess," said Christian, coming from the seclusion he had hitherto maintained.
Return of the Native | Thomas HardyPeople who shrink from the plain word often soften it to faix or haith (or heth in Ulster).
English As We Speak It in Ireland | P. W. JoyceAnd the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a burying-place by the sons of heth.
British Dictionary definitions for heth
cheth
/ (hɛt, Hebrew xɛt) /
the eighth letter of the Hebrew alphabet (ח), transliterated as h and pronounced as a pharyngeal fricative
Origin of heth
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