heth

[het, hes; Seph. Heb. khet; Ashk. Heb. khes]

heth

[het, hes; Seph. Heb. khet; Ashk. Heb. khes]
noun
1.
the eighth letter of the hebrew alphabet.
2.
the sound represented by this letter.
Also, cheth.


Origin:
1895–1900; < Hebrew ḥeth literally, enclosure
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Heth is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
Collins
World English Dictionary
heth or cheth (hɛt, Hebrew xɛt, hɛt, Hebrew xɛt)
 
n
the eighth letter of the Hebrew alphabet (ח), transliterated as h and pronounced as a pharyngeal fricative
 
[from Hebrew]
 
cheth or cheth
 
n
 
[from Hebrew]

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Easton
Bible Dictionary

Heth definition


dread, a descendant of Canaan, and the ancestor of the Hittites (Gen. 10:18; Deut. 7:1), who dwelt in the vicinity of Hebron (Gen. 23:3, 7). The Hittites were a Hamitic race. They are called "the sons of Heth" (Gen. 23:3, 5, 7, 10, 16, 18, 20).

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