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

If any man eats me, etc.—Apparent allusion to the saying rendered in the following verse—­ Jo nar totâ mârkar khâve per ke heth, Kuchh sansâ man na dhare, woh hogâ râjâ jeth.

From Tales of the Punjab by Steel, Flora Annie

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

Eversley was a democratic parish of "heth croppers," and there were few gentry within its borders.

From Home Life of Great Authors by Griswold, Hattie Tyng

That uncle of yours, Mary, heth he's as canny a keoghboy as I've seen.

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