beth

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/bɛt/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling'beth': (bās, bāt; Seph. Heb. bet); 'Beth': (beth)



WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
beth  (bās, bāt; Seph. Heb. bet),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Linguisticsthe second letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
  2. Linguisticseither of the consonant sounds represented by this letter.
Also, bet, bes. 
  • Hebrew bēth literally, house; see beta
  • 1905–10

Beth  (beth),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a female given name, form of Elizabeth. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
beth / bɛt/
  1. the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet (ב) transliterated as b
Etymology: from Hebrew bēth-, bayith house
'beth' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Beth Din - Beth Hillel - Beth Midrash - Beth Shammai - Bethel - Bethel Park - Bethlehem sage - Bethnal Green - Henley - Hillel - Lambeth Conference - Lambeth Palace - Lambeth degree - Lambeth walk - Shammai - Star of Bethlehem - bath - bes - bet - beta - bethanechol - bethel - construct state - house of study - proper noun

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