noun
- The eighth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
Usage: Also spelled 'het' or 'heth'.; Used in linguistic and religious contexts.
Examples
- The Hebrew alphabet begins with aleph and includes cheth as its eighth letter.
- In biblical Hebrew texts, cheth appears frequently in words and names.
- Students learning Hebrew must memorize the pronunciation and form of cheth.
- The letter cheth has a guttural sound in Hebrew pronunciation.