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Seth

/sɛθ/

Seth proper noun: the third son of Adam and Eve.

Proper noun (1)

Seth

  1. The third son of Adam and Eve.
    • And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:
  2. A male given name from Hebrew.
    • The children suggested names. In his childhood the ones they knew would have been unheard-of (Scott, Ross, Damian, Liam, Seth) or, strangely enough, too old-fashioned for popular use (Joshua, Simon, Jack, George).2011 November 17, Ruth Rendell, Myth / The Astronomical Scarf / Walter's Leg (Storycuts), Random House, →ISBN
    • Reps. Seth Moulton, a Democrat from Massachusetts, and Peter Meijer, a Republican from Michigan, said in a joint statement Tuesday that they had traveled to Kabul “to conduct oversight on the mission to evacuate Americans and our allies” and that the trip had been conducted in secret “to minimize...2021 August 24, Devan Cole, Ryan Nobles, Zachary Cohen and Oren Liebermann, “Two congressmen traveled to Afghanistan amid frantic evacuation efforts”, in CNN

Proper noun (2)

Seth

  1. (Egyptian) An ancient Egyptian god, variously described as the god of chaos, the god of thunder and storms, or the god of destruction.

Seth meaning in Hindi, Arabic, Malay and Vietnamese

Seth in Hindi

the third son of Adam and Eve
शेत śet
a male given name
सेथ seth

Seth in Arabic

the third son of Adam and Eve
شِيث šīṯ

Seth in Malay

the third son of Adam and Eve
Set

Seth in Vietnamese

the third son of Adam and Eve
Sết

Forms of Seth

alternative formSet
alternative formSutekh

Origin of Seth

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σήθ (Sḗth), from Biblical Hebrew שֵׁת (Šet, literally “chosen one, appointed, placed”).

From Ancient Greek Σήθ (Sḗth), from Egyptian s-t:X (stẖ).

Words formed from Seth

Phrases with Seth

Words that rhyme with Seth

Questions about Seth

What does Seth mean?
Seth means the third son of Adam and Eve.
What is Seth in Hindi?
Seth in Hindi is शेत (śet), सेथ (seth). See Seth meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Seth?
Seth is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Seth?
Seth is pronounced /sɛθ/.

Words near Seth in the dictionary

  1. setfast
  2. setfasts
  3. setfoil
  4. setfoils
  5. Setford
  6. Seth
  7. Seth name
  8. Seth names
  9. sethera
  10. Sethi
  11. Sethian

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