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

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

From John Keble's Parishes by Yonge, Charlotte Mary

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

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

An', as for his address; heth man, he often gies me a kiss in the mornings as he gangs oot, and promises me anither whan he comes back again.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 5 by Various

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

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