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  • a variation of Set.

Seth

American  
[seth] / sɛθ /

noun

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

  2. a male given name.


Seth British  
/ sɛθ /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Seth

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


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“What do you choose that is the least bad option?” asked Seth Jones, president of the Defense and Security Department at the Center for Strategic and International Studies think tank.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026

"This is, by far, the strangest of the retron systems that we or anyone else has come across," says Gladstone Investigator Seth Shipman, PhD, senior author of the new study.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

“Raising the delivery guidance shows that R2 production is ramping up, and that’s a good sign in the near term for Rivian,” said Morningstar analyst Seth Goldstein.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

QB Seth Solorio needs time to throw in showdown with Carson.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Kendra and Seth followed Grandma across the yard and up the porch steps.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull

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