beth

[beys, beyt; Sephardic Hebrew bet] /beɪs, beɪt; Sephardic Hebrew bɛt/
noun
1.
the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
2.
either of the consonant sounds represented by this letter.
Also, bet, bes.
Origin
1905-10; < Hebrew bēth literally, house; see beta

Beth

[beth] /bɛθ/
noun
1.
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
British Dictionary definitions for beth

beth

/bɛt/
noun
1.
the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet (ב) transliterated as b
Word Origin
from Hebrew bēth-, bayith house
beth in the Bible

occurs frequently as the appellation for a house, or dwelling-place, in such compounds as the words immediately following: