English Explanatory Dictionary

beth

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The second letter of the Phoenician alphabet, 𐤁
  2. The second letter of the Aramaic alphabet, 𐡁
  3. The second letter of the Hebrew alphabet, ב
  4. The second letter of the Syriac alphabet, ܒ
name
  1. A diminutive of the female given names Elizabeth or Bethany.

Pronunciation

bĕth /bɛθ/ /bɛt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Beth.wav

Word forms

beth beths bet beyt beis

Etymology

From Middle Bronze Age picture of a house by acrophony, ultimately from Proto-Semitic *bayt- (“house”). Doublet of beta.

Related words

beth din beth hamidrash

Derived words

aleph-beth beth midrash
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