Seth en · PROPN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- sĕth
- /sɛθ/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σήθ (Sḗth), from Biblical Hebrew שֵׁת (Šet, literally “chosen one, appointed, placed”).
Meanings
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The third son of Adam and Eve.
And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:
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A male given name from Hebrew.
Reps. Seth Moulton, a Democrat from Massachusetts, and Peter Meijer, a Republican from Michigan, said in a joint statement Tuesday that they had traveled to Kabul “to conduct oversight on the mission to evacuate Americans and our allies” and that the trip had been conducted in secret “to minimize the risk and disruption to the people on the ground.”
2021 August 24, Devan Cole, Ryan Nobles, Zachary Cohen and Oren Liebermann, “Two congressmen traveled to Afghanistan amid frantic evacuation efforts”, in CNN:The children suggested names. In his childhood the ones they knew would have been unheard-of (Scott, Ross, Damian, Liam, Seth) or, strangely enough, too old-fashioned for popular use (Joshua, Simon, Jack, George).
2011 November 17, Ruth Rendell, Myth / The Astronomical Scarf / Walter's Leg (Storycuts), Random House, →ISBN:'David, Seth and Aaron,' said Emma. 'Biblical names. I wonder if either of the parents is religious.' 'Jewish?' said Sam. 'They sound Old Testament to me.'
2021 December 7, Elly Griffiths, The Midnight Hour, Brighton Mysteries, →ISBN, page 34:
Deriveds
Translations (41)
pt Sete (the third son of Adam and Eve) · de Seth (the third son of Adam and Eve) · yue 塞特 (the third son of Adam and Eve) · mi Heta (a male given name) · el Σεθ (a male given name) · grc Σήθ (the third son of Adam and Eve) · vi Sết (the third son of Adam and Eve) · ms Set (the third son of Adam and Eve) · el Σηθ (the third son of Adam and Eve) · chr ᏎᏘ (the third son of Adam and Eve) · ar شِيث (the third son of Adam and Eve) · hy Սեթ (a male given name) · ko 셋 (the third son of Adam and Eve) · cmn 塞思 (a male given name) · hi सेथ (a male given name) · fr Seth (the third son of Adam and Eve) · nan-hbl 設 /设 (the third son of Adam and Eve) · la Seth (the third son of Adam and Eve) · chr ᏎᏗ (the third son of Adam and Eve) · syc ܫܝܬ (the third son of Adam and Eve) · no Set (the third son of Adam and Eve) · fi Seet (a male given name) · is Set (the third son of Adam and Eve) · bg Сит (the third son of Adam and Eve) · de Set (the third son of Adam and Eve) · hak 塞特 (the third son of Adam and Eve) · sv Set (a male given name) · sv Set (the third son of Adam and Eve) · ru Сиф (the third son of Adam and Eve) · hi शेत (the third son of Adam and Eve) · cmn 塞特 (the third son of Adam and Eve) · da Set (the third son of Adam and Eve) · tr Şit (the third son of Adam and Eve) · pl Set (the third son of Adam and Eve) · sv Seth (a male given name) · ee Set (the third son of Adam and Eve) · nl Set (the third son of Adam and Eve) · nan-hbl 塞特 (the third son of Adam and Eve) · hy Սեթ (the third son of Adam and Eve) · fi Set (the third son of Adam and Eve) · kk Сет (the third son of Adam and Eve)