"Heth" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Heths [plural]
Etymology: Likely of multiple origins, including: *From an anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Áed. *From Middle English heeth. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|gd|Áed}} Scottish Gaelic Áed, {{der|en|enm|heeth}} Middle English heeth Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Heth (plural Heths)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Heth-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: From Ecclesiastical Latin Ettheum, from Ancient Greek Χετταῖον (Khettaîon), from Biblical Hebrew חֵת (ḥēṯ). Etymology templates: {{wp|Biblical Hittites}}, {{der|en|la-ecc|Ettheum}} Ecclesiastical Latin Ettheum, {{der|en|grc|Χετταῖον}} Ancient Greek Χετταῖον (Khettaîon), {{der|en|hbo|חֵת|tr=ḥēṯ}} Biblical Hebrew חֵת (ḥēṯ) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Heth
  1. (biblical) A "son" of Canaan. Progenitor of a Canaanite people known as "The sons of Heth", located in near the city of Hebron. Wikidata QID: Q204797 Derived forms: בְּנֵי חֵת (bᵊnê ḥēṯ) (english: the sons of Heth)
    Sense id: en-Heth-en-name-en:Q204797 Categories (other): Biblical characters, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 76 Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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