beth
SayBETH/bɛθ/
Pluralbeths
- 1The second letter of the Hebrew alphabet, written ב.
Like the letter B in English, which is also the second letter.
The scribe carefully formed each beth as he copied the Torah scroll.
In Hebrew, beth follows aleph and carries the sound of a 'b'.
- 2The second letter of the Aramaic alphabet, written 𐡁.
Like the letter B in English, which sits second in the row of letters.
The clerk pressed a clear beth into the soft clay tablet.
In the old Aramaic script, beth stood for the 'b' sound.
Note
- 3The second letter of the Syriac alphabet, written ܒ.
Like the letter B in English, which also comes second.
The monk painted an ornate beth at the start of the verse.
In Syriac, beth comes after alaph and marks the 'b' sound.
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Origin
It comes from Proto-Semitic *bayt-, meaning "house." It is a doublet of beta.