The eighth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, sometimes spelled 'het' or 'heth,' representing a guttural consonant sound.
From Hebrew חֵת (cheth), the original Semitic letter that eventually evolved into the Greek 'eta' and Latin 'H' through the Phoenician alphabet.
All the letters in the Hebrew alphabet have names and meanings—'cheth' originally meant 'fence' or 'enclosure'—so when ancient scribes wrote the letter, they were literally drawing a little picture of what it represented!
Complete word intelligence in one call. Free tier — 50 lookups/day.