heth

or cheth

[ het, hes; Sephardic Hebrew khet; Ashkenazic Hebrew khes ]

noun

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

heth

/ xɛt; hɛt /

noun

1. the eighth letter of the Hebrew alphabet (ח), transliterated as h and pronounced as a pharyngeal fricative

Word History and Origins

Origin of heth¹

First recorded in 1895–1900, heth is from the Hebrew word ḥeth literally, enclosure

Word History and Origins

Origin of heth¹

from Hebrew

Example Sentences

She had seen in his great dignity the man who had given to the House of Heth the last full measure of his confidence.

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Pender's division formed on the right of Heth's and both pressed forward in the face of volleying musketry and thundering cannon.

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"'Tis very lonesome for 'ee in the heth tonight, mis'ess," said Christian, coming from the seclusion he had hitherto maintained.

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People who shrink from the plain word often soften it to faix or haith (or heth in Ulster).

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And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a burying-place by the sons of Heth.

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