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beth
noun
the 2nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet
• Hypernyms: ↑letter, ↑letter of the alphabet, ↑alphabetic character
• Member Holonyms: ↑Hebrew alphabet, ↑Hebraic alphabet, ↑Hebrew script

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\\ˈbāth, -āt, -ās\ noun also bet \\-āt, -ās\ (-s)
Etymology: Hebrew bēth-, construct form of bayith, literally, house
1. : the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet — symbol ב; see alphabet table
2. : the letter of the Phoenician or of any of various other Semitic alphabets corresponding to Hebrew beth

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/bays, bayt/; Seph. Heb. /bet/, n.
1. the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
2. either of the consonant sounds represented by this letter.
Also, bet, bes.
[1905-10; Heb beth lit., house; see BETA]

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beth /beth or bāth/
noun
The second letter of the Hebrew and Phoenician alphabets, resembling a house
ORIGIN: Heb bēth house; see ↑b, ↑beta

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beth «behth», .
the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
╂[< Hebrew bēth (literally) house]

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[bās; bāt; bet]
n. the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet

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beth(e
= shall be, is, are, be(ye): see be v.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.