noun
beth
behth
noun
1
The second letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
"Beth is written as a single Hebrew character, ב."
How to Use Beth
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe Hebrew letter equivalent to "B," also used as a short form of the name Elizabeth.
Word Forms
beths plural
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Etymology
From a Middle Bronze Age pictogram of a house, ultimately meaning "house" in an ancient Semitic language.