heth
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The eighth letter of the Hebrew alphabet that has a rough sound made in the throat
- noun
- Specialized
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heth
- In Hebrew, heth is pronounced as a voiceless pharyngeal fricative.
Examples
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The letter heth is important in Hebrew because it represents a unique sound.
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General Heth, you may attack, sir.
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General Heth is in front.
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"Yes, General Lee," Heth said.
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Things will get out of control, Mr. Heth.
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Now let's go surprise Harry Heth.
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Heth will be back in a bit.
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- General Hill wishes to inform you that... ...he is going to Gettysburg this morning with his lead division general, Heth.
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Send for General Heth.
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The skirmishers crashed back through the undergrowth to Heth's main line.
Fiction book (1992)
Surface Forms
Etymology
Heth is the name of the Hebrew letter ח and is thought to come from an old picture meaning 'fence' or 'enclosure'. Its sound is a rough throat 'h', like the 'ch' in 'Bach' or 'loch', so heth is the letter used for that particular throat sound.