Seth
proper nounproper nouncommon in dialogue
- //sɛθ//
The third son of Adam and Eve.
proper noun
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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:
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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).
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 the risk and disruption to the people on the ground.”
'David, Seth and Aaron,' said Emma. 'Biblical names. I wonder if either of the parents is religious.' 'Jewish?' said Sam. 'They sound Old Testament to me.'
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σήθ (Sḗth), from Biblical Hebrew שֵׁת (Šet, literally “chosen one, appointed, placed”).
proper noun
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An ancient Egyptian god, variously described as the god of chaos, the god of thunder and storms, or the god of destruction.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Σήθ (Sḗth), from Egyptian s-t:X (stẖ).