heemantic

H4E1E1M3A1N1T1I1C3

adjective

Of a Hebrew letter, used in the formation of derivative words and inflectional forms.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

adjectiveheemantic (not comparable)
  1. datednot comparablehuman sciencesOf a Hebrew letter, used in the formation of derivative words and inflectional forms.

    as, in Latin, the themes are by prepositions, terminations, &c, and in Hebrew, the roots by the heemantic letters.

    1993, John James Clarke, Nature in Question, An Anthology of Ideas and Arguments, page 93
    2 more examples

    with the addition of the Heemantic mem, the notation is evident, and the ſignification clear, as of one exalted above others.

    1659, John Pearson, Late Lord Bishop of Chester, An Exposition of the Creed, Volume 2, page 200

    Table I, exhibits the radical and heemantic forms of nouns with the various application of the heemantic letters to the root according to the analogy of the language.

    1812, Caleb Ashworth, Thomas Yeates, The Hebrew Grammar with Principal Rules, page 34
Cite this entry
APA

heemantic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heemantic

MLA

“heemantic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heemantic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heemantic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heemantic.

Source: heemantic on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.