Definitions for bethbeɪs, beɪt, bɛt
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
bethbeɪs, beɪt, bɛt(n.)
also bet, 1 2 bes, 1
the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
Category: Language/Linguistics
Origin of beth:
1905–10; < Heb bēth lit., house; see beta
Princeton's WordNet
beth(noun)
the 2nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet
Wiktionary
beth(Noun)
u05D1 (second letter of the Aramaic and Hebrew alphabet)
beth(Noun)
U00010901 (second letter of the Phoenician abjad)
beth(Noun)
u0712 (second letter of the Syriac abjad)
Beth(ProperNoun)
A diminutive of the female given names Elizabeth, Elisabeth, and sometimes Bethany. Also a formal given name or middle name.
Origin: From Middle Bronze Age picture of a house by acrophony, ultimately bayt-.
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