Seth

[seth]

noun

1. the third son of Adam. Genesis 4:25

2. a male given name.

Seth

/ sɛθ /

noun

1. Old Testament Adam's third son, given by God in place of the murdered Abel (Genesis 4:25)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Seth¹

From Late Latin Seth, from Greek Sḗth, from Hebrew Shēth, a name associated with shāth “he has placed”

Example Sentences

Ms. Waller-Bridge was almost as funny as Jean Smart in “Hacks,” which lost the Emmy to Seth Rogen’s wobbly vehicle “The Studio,” another example of the industry stroking itself.

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“The play is gone from my head,” Schreiber recalled to Seth Meyers, “I know I’m in a play but I don’t know what play I’m in.”

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"Tonight is another example of why we need new leadership," Massachusetts Representative Seth Moulton said Sunday in a post on X.

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And Rep. Seth Moulton, a Democrat from Massachusetts, wrote that an effective leader would have been able to keep party members in line.

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“The American Edge,” by Seth G. Jones, stands out for its thoroughness, covering every phase of defense industrial policy since World War II.

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