beth

¹

[ beys, beyt; Sephardic Hebrew bet ]

noun

1. the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
2. either of the consonant sounds represented by this letter.

Beth

²

[ beth ]

noun

1. a first name, form of Elizabeth.

beth

/ bɛt /

noun

1. the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet (ב) transliterated as b

Word History and Origins

Origin of beth¹

First recorded in 1905–10; from Hebrew bēth literally, “house”; beta

Word History and Origins

Origin of beth¹

from Hebrew bēth- , bayith house

Example Sentences

"We have always been here, we always will be here. The question for us today is 'beth nesa?' What is next?"

From BBC

Then there is a legible beth, followed by a partially eroded, partially broken section with space for two letters, followed by a waw and an unclear letter.

From Fox News

One shape is roughly the Hebrew letter beth in reverse, another looks like an ornamental C, a third like a lowercase I in some early digital typeface.

From New York Times

Mr. Rapaport said that it was only to be expected that a judge would look unfavorably on someone who reneged on an original agreement, even if that agreement was signed in a beth din.

From New York Times

Armed with their arguments, the two pizza sellers appeared last month in rabbinical court, known as a beth din.

From New York Times