beth en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- bĕth
- /bɛθ/
- /bɛt/
Etymology
From Middle Bronze Age picture of a house by acrophony, ultimately from Proto-Semitic *bayt- (“house”). Doublet of beta.
Meanings
- The second letter of the Phoenician alphabet, 𐤁
- The second letter of the Aramaic alphabet, 𐡁
- The second letter of the Hebrew alphabet, ב
- The second letter of the Syriac alphabet, ܒ
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| beis | alternative | lexicographic | |
| bet | alternative | lexicographic | |
| beyt | alternative | lexicographic | |
| beths | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
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Translations (15)
fr bèt (Aramaic and Hebrew letter) · fr bet (Aramaic and Hebrew letter) · ca bet (Aramaic and Hebrew letter) · he בֵּית (Aramaic and Hebrew letter) · syc ܒܝܬ (Syriac letter) · it bet (Aramaic and Hebrew letter) · yi בית (Aramaic and Hebrew letter) · arc בית (Aramaic and Hebrew letter) · fi bet (Aramaic and Hebrew letter) · ca bet (Syriac letter) · fr beth (Aramaic and Hebrew letter) · fi bet (Syriac letter) · it bet (Phoenician letter) · ca bet (Phoenician letter) · fi bet (Phoenician letter)