Seth
pronunciation
How to pronounce Seth in British English:
UK [seɪt]
How to pronounce Seth in American English:
US [seɪt]
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- Noun:
- (Old Testament) third son of Adam and Eve; given by God in place of the murdered Abel
- evil beast-headed Egyptian god with high square ears and a long snout; brother and murderer of Osiris
Word Origin
- Seth
- masc. proper name, Biblical third son of Adam, literally "set, appointed," from Hebrew Sheth, from shith "to put, set." The Gnostic sect of Sethites (2c.) believed Christ was a reappearance of Seth, whom they venerated as the first spiritual man.
Example
- 1. Seti astronomer seth shostak told space.com in an email interview .
- 2. Seth tibbott is the founder of turtle island foods in hood river , oregon .
- 3. From the get-go , host seth macfarlane was kind of bombing - telling really awkward jokes that barely got a chuckle .
- 4. One of the foundational myths of egyptian religion , the legend tells how osiris , murdered by his brother seth , was chopped into pieces and scattered all over egypt .
- 5. Marketing guru and author seth godin also recommends slacking .