teth

[ tet, tes ]

noun

1. the ninth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
2. the consonant sound represented by this letter.

teth

/ tɛt; tɛs /

noun

1. the ninth letter of the Hebrew alphabet (ט) transliterated as t and pronounced more or less like English t with pharyngeal articulation

Word History and Origins

Origin of teth¹

From Hebrew

Example Sentences

Tether, teth′ėr, n. a rope or chain for tying a beast, while feeding, within certain limits.—v.t. to confine with a tether: to restrain within certain limits.

From Project Gutenberg

There is redundancy in the two forms for k, namely kaph and koph; in the two for t, namely teth and tau; and in the two for s, namely samech and shin.

From Project Gutenberg