heth

Speech parts

1. heth - Noun

2. Heth - Proper noun

Meaning

the 8th letter of the Hebrew alphabet

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

heath heather briar brier Hittite chet het

Hypernyms

letter alphabetic character letter of the alphabet

Examples

"Heth", representing the Hittites, is a son of Canaan. Source: Internet

History The original Semitic letter Heth most likely represented the voiceless pharyngeal fricative (error). Source: Internet

Author Christina Henry obviously did a lot of research to include details about Joice Heth and Tom Thumb (reading the novel will make this all clear! Source: Internet

In the 1870's the inscriptions were independently attributed by Wright and Oxford University linguist A. H. Sayce to the "sons of Heth" mentioned in the Bible. Source: Internet

Ironically, they were commanded by Gen. Harry Heth, alongside whom Buford had fought during the campaign against the Sioux in the mid-1850s. Source: Internet

The initial waves of assaults by Heth and Colston gained a little ground, but were beaten back by Union counterattacks. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

heterzygous hetfic Hetfield hether Hetherington Hethersett