daleth

[ dah-luhd, -luhth, -luht; Sephardic Hebrew dah-let ]

/ ˈdɑ ləd, -ləθ, -lət; Sephardic Hebrew ˈdɑ lɛt /

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noun

the fourth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

the consonant sound represented by this letter.

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Also dalet, da·les

[Ashkenazic Hebrew dah-luhs]. /Ashkenazic Hebrew ˈdɑ ləs/.

Origin of daleth

<Hebrew dāleth, akin to dālāh door

Words nearby daleth

d'Alembert, d'Alembert's principle, Dalén, Dales, dalesman, daleth, Daley, Daley, Richard, Dalglish, dalgyte, Dalhousie

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How to use daleth in a sentence

After this the order changes; daleth being followed by he of the vowel series.
A Handbook of the English Language|Robert Gordon Latham
This idea forms the clew to the whole book, and from hence is derived its title, Daleth.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 5, May, 1864|Various
The daleth meaning four would easily be misread for resh meaning 200.
The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela|Benjamin of Tudela
Their beth was a house in the tent form; their gimel a camel, represented by its head and neck; their daleth a door, and so on.
History of Phoenicia|George Rawlinson

After this the order changes: daleth being followed by he of the vowel series.
The English Language|Robert Gordon Latham

British Dictionary definitions for daleth

daleth

daled

/ (ˈdɑːlɪd, Hebrew ˈdalɛt) /

noun

the fourth letter of the Hebrew alphabet (ד), transliterated as d or, when final, dh

Word Origin for daleth

Hebrew

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