Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The second letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Be ye.
  • noun The second letter () of the Hebrew alphabet, corresponding to the English B. Its numerical value is II.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun the 2nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun ב (second letter of the Aramaic and Hebrew alphabet)
  • noun 𐤁 (second letter of the Phoenician abjad)
  • noun ܒ (second letter of the Syriac abjad)

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the 2nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Hebrew bêt, of Phoenician origin; see byt in Semitic roots.]

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

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Examples

  • After this, that same day a year, when he was thirty-one year old and thirteen days, he turned water into wine, and therefore it is called Bethania, said of beth, that is to say an house, and phanes, that is apparition.

    The Golden Legend, vol. 1 1230-1298 1900

  • These sacred stones were termed beth-els, _bætyli_ as the Greeks wrote the word, and they form a distinguishing characteristic of Semitic faith.

    Patriarchal Palestine 1889

  • Thanks for the reminder … you are one fantastic gal. beth aka confusedhomemaker said:

    The Pioneer Woman - Full RSS Feed Ree 2010

  • In my book, ALL of the men and women in the military are winners including their families at home. beth aka confusedhomemaker said:

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  • Photos just can't capture the beauty, though your adjustments made quite a remarkable improvement. beth aka confusedhomemaker said:

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  • I will certainly be checking out that website!! beth aka confusedhomemaker said:

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  • I want to put that tomato soup in my belly, NOW! beth aka confusedhomemaker said:

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  • I'm just telling ya I love mismatched flatware with my mismatched blue and white dinnerware … … … the table always looks fantabulous. .not just for company but for us everyday. beth aka confusedhomemaker said:

    The Pioneer Woman - Full RSS Feed 2009

  • Happy thanksgiving to all. beth aka confusedhomemaker said:

    The Pioneer Woman - Full RSS Feed 2009

  • She is beautiful!! beth aka confusedhomemaker said:

    The Pioneer Woman - Full RSS Feed 2009

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  • Beth, 1976, Kiss

    February 9, 2008