beth
part of speech
noun (Beth, a name); noun (beth, the Hebrew letter ב)
meaning for a pupil
1) (a name) Beth is a girl's name, a short form of Elizabeth or Bethany. tree →
2) The second letter of the Hebrew alphabet, also spelled bet. tree →
3) In Welsh and Hebrew place names, a part meaning «house», as in Bethlehem («house of bread»). tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Hebrew for "house of," found at the start of many place names like Beth-el, "house of God." Interpretation: Beth-el was named by Jacob after his dream of the ladder. Tradition says it was a holy place, a "gate of heaven." In the primary lessons: In stories, Beth is a common character name, like Beth March in «Little Women». In Bible lessons, Beth- in place names such as Bethlehem and Bethel means «house». It is a name or fragment, not an everyday English word.
examples
- So we abode in the valley over against Beth-peor. (Torah DEU.3.29, JPS 1917) tree →
- and Beth-nimrah, and Beth-haran; fortified cities, and folds for sheep. (Torah NUM.32.36, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Jacob called the name of the place where God spoke with him, Beth-el. (Torah GEN.35.15, JPS 1917) tree →
- and Hazar-gaddah, and Heshmon, and Beth-pelet; (Prophets JOS.15.27, JPS 1917) tree →
- and Janum, and Beth-tappuah, and Aphekah; (Prophets JOS.15.53, JPS 1917) tree →
- and Beth-arabah, and Zemaraim, and Beth-el; (Prophets JOS.18.22, JPS 1917) tree →
- My best friend is called Beth. tree →
- Beth March is one of the sisters in «Little Women». tree →
- Bethlehem means «house of bread». tree →
- Beth is short for Elizabeth. tree →
- Beth is the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet. tree →
- Ask Beth if she wants to play. tree →
- And to this day the place is called Beth Gellert, or the Grave of Gellert. tree →
note
As a name, capital B. Short for Elizabeth or Bethany. Not an English word on its own.
In the corpora
- And he called the name of that place Beth-el, but the name of the city was Luz at the first.
- I am the God of Beth-el, where thou didst anoint a pillar, where thou didst vow a vow unto Me.
- And Jacob called the name of the place where God spoke with him, Beth-el.
- And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath — the same is Beth-lehem.
- and Beth-nimrah, and Beth-haran; fortified cities, and folds for sheep.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «beth» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.