Heth — the meaning of the Hebrew name חֵת

חֵת

Chêth · pronounced khayth · Strong's H2845 · a man

Heth means terror.

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חָתַת châthath (from, H2865) — properly, to prostrate open in the lexicon ›

from H2865; terror; Cheth, an aboriginal Canaanite.

Gen 10:15 And Canaan begat Sidon his firstborn, and Heth, (KJV)

12 occurrences in 12 verses — Genesis, 1 Chronicles

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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