BETH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does beth mean? 

• BETH (noun)
  The noun BETH has 1 sense:

1. the 2nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet

  Familiarity information: BETH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BETH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The 2nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("beth" is a kind of...):

alphabetic character; letter; letter of the alphabet (the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech)

Holonyms ("beth" is a member of...):

Hebraic alphabet; Hebrew alphabet; Hebrew script (a Semitic alphabet used since the 5th century BC for writing the Hebrew language (and later for writing Yiddish and Ladino))

 Context examples 

Beth had a rapture with her mother, and then rushed up to impart the glorious news to her family of invalids, as the girls were not home.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

Beth trotted to and fro between parlor kitchen, quiet and busy, while Amy gave directions to everyone, as she sat with her hands folded.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

Beth had disappeared behind Jo, and Grace was asleep.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

Beth says I never know when to stop.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

Beth hurried on in a flutter of suspense.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

Beth took an observation of the new boys and decided that the lame one was not 'dreadful', but gentle and feeble, and she would be kind to him on that account.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

Beth, who was ready first, kept reporting what went on next door, and enlivened her sisters' toilets by frequent telegrams from the window.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

Beth had old-fashioned fragrant flowers in her garden, sweet peas and mignonette, larkspur, pinks, pansies, and southernwood, with chickweed for the birds and catnip for the pussies.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

Beth mourned as for a departed kitten, and Meg refused to defend her pet.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

Beth, who was collecting the scattered Author cards, looked up and said, in her shy yet friendly way, "I'm afraid you are tired. Can I do anything for you?"

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)