Meanings
beth1
nounbeth (plural beths)
plural beths · alternative bet · alternative beyt · alternative beis
- The second letter of the Phoenician alphabet, 𐤁
Beth2
proper noun
- A diminutive of the female given names Elizabeth and Bethany.
Ogles, an entrepreneur, will defeat state House Speaker Beth Harwell and retired Brig. Gen. Kurt Winstead.
2022 August 4, Rachel Janfaza, “Andy Ogles will win GOP nomination in redrawn Tennessee 5th District, CNN projects”, in CNN
Origin
- Proto-Semitic*bayt-“house”
- Englishbeth
From Middle Bronze Age picture of a house by acrophony, ultimately from Proto-Semitic *bayt- (“house”). Doublet of beta.
More words from Proto-Semitic
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan bet, bet
- betPhoenician letter
- betAramaic and Hebrew letter
- betSyriac letter
Finnish bet, bet
- betPhoenician letter
- betAramaic and Hebrew letter
- betSyriac letter
French bèt, bet
- bètAramaic and Hebrew letter
- betAramaic and Hebrew letter
- bethAramaic and Hebrew letter
Hebrew בֵּית
- בֵּית (bet)Aramaic and Hebrew letter
Italian bet, bet
- betPhoenician letter
- betAramaic and Hebrew letter
Yiddish בית
- בית (beys)Aramaic and Hebrew letter
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with beth
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
beth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beth
MLA
“beth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beth. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beth,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beth.
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