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

Seth and the philosopher Andy Clark, a colleague at Sussex, refer to predictions made by the brain as “controlled hallucinations.”

From MIT Technology Review

Seth is not particularly interested in redness, or even in color more generally.

From MIT Technology Review

Take, for example, Seth’s experience of seeing clouds morphing into familiar faces.

From Nautilus

Both experiences strengthened Seth’s conviction that psychedelics have great potential for teaching us about the inner workings of the brain that give rise to our perceptions.

From Nautilus

I was in direct contact with Seth during my journey, I told him it is my first time that I’m leaving my country and he knew all the challenges that I had ahead.

From Washington Post

At the moment, the only chance I get is when I go do Late Night with Seth Meyers.

From The Daily Beast

Are you bi-coastal now, between Portlandia and Late Night with Seth Meyers?

From The Daily Beast

Showings will include a special message from Seth Rogen that will play beforehand.

From The Daily Beast

We've made a lot of money on Seth movies made for 27, 32 and at 40 we stand to do pretty well on interview.

From The Daily Beast

Did North Korea hack Sony to punish them for a Seth Rogen movie that taunts Kim Jong-un?

From The Daily Beast

Ma she says there's consid'able difference in their ways, though; 'cause Seth he works, constant, an' pa he never does a stroke.

From Project Gutenberg

The lad had hurried away from Seth Winters's office and was already well along with his work while they were thus discussing him.

From Project Gutenberg

Mrs. Calvert had sent a brief note of instructions to Seth Winters and he had promptly acted upon them.

From Project Gutenberg

But as Seth, still more ancient than he, had left books to the Hebrews, they might boast of having some from Enoch also.

From Project Gutenberg

So seldom had he heard himself called Seth Dingwall that he had almost forgotten the name.

From Project Gutenberg