Bible Dictionary: Heth

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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Heth

trembling; fear

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Heth

(terror), the forefather of the nation of the Hittites. In the genealogical tables of (Genesis 10:15) and 1Chr 1:13 Heth is a son of Canaan. (Genesis 24:3,4; 28:1,2)

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Dread, a descendant of Canaan, and the ancestor of the Hittites (Genesis 10:18; Deuteronomy 7:1), who dwelt in the vicinity of Hebron (Genesis 23:3, 7). The Hittites were a Hamitic race. They are called "the sons of Heth" (Genesis 23:3, 5, 7, 10, 16, 18, 20).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

HETH (1)

chath cheth: The eighth letter of the Hebrew alphabet; transliterated in this Encyclopedia as "ch". It came also to be used for the number 8. For name, etc., see ALPHABET.

HETH (2)

heth (cheth): In Genesis 23:10 the ancestor of the Hittites. As the various peoples who occupied Canaan were thought to belong to one stock, Genesis 10:15 (1 Chronicles 1:13) makes Heth the (2nd) son of Canaan. In Genesis 23 the "sons of Heth" occupy Hebron, but they were known to have come there from the north. A reference to this seems to be preserved in the order of the names in Genesis 10:15, 16, where Heth is placed between Sidon and the Jebusites.

See HITTITES.

Strong's Hebrew

2850. Chitti -- descendant of Heth
... descendant of Heth. Transliteration: Chitti Phonetic Spelling: (khit-tee') Short
Definition: Hittite. ... of Heth NASB Word Usage Hittite (35), Hittites (13). ...
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2845. Cheth -- a son of Canaan and probably ancestor of the ...
... Cheth. 2846 . a son of Canaan and probably ancestor of the Hittites. Transliteration:
Cheth Phonetic Spelling: (khayth) Short Definition: Heth. ... Heth. ...
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Library

Chapter xxiii
... 3, 4. And Abraham arose from beside his dead and spoke to the children of Heth,
saying: I am a stranger and sojourner among you; give me a grave for my own ...
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Abraham
... I will go to the right.' He is then, as again with the king of Sodom, and with the
three strangers at the tent door, and with the children of Heth, when he is ...
/.../kingsley/the gospel of the pentateuch/sermon v abraham.htm

Home-Example.
... "I am weary of my life," says Rebecca, "because of the daughters of Heth; if Jacob
take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these, what good shall my life ...
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The Heavenly Pathway and the Earthly Heart
... Her exaggerated expressions of passionate dislike to 'the daughters of Heth' have
no religious basis. They are partly feigned and partly petulance. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture k/the heavenly pathway and the.htm

Chapter x
... And Canaan begat Sidon, his first-born, and Heth and the Jebusite and the Amorite
and the Girgashite and the Hivite and the Arkite and the Sinite and the ...
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Man's Chief End
... of honour. Genesis 23:3. Abraham stood up and bowed himself to the children
of Heth.' Piety is no enemy to courtesy. (2.) A divine ...
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Scripture Phrases and Passages Clearly Assert "The Resurrection of ...
... For when he requested of the sons of Heth a spot to bury Sarah in, he said to them,
"Give me the possession of a burying place with you, that I may bury my dead ...
/.../chapter xviii scripture phrases and passages.htm

Exhortations to those who are Called
... "Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the children of Heth" (Genesis 23:7). Though
they were of a heathenish race, yet Abraham gave them a civil respect. St. ...
/.../watson/a divine cordial/exhortations to those who are.htm

The Bitterness and Blessedness of the Brevity of Life
... sorrow long since calmed and consoled, when 'Abraham stood up from before his dead,'
and craved a burying-place for his Sarah from the sons of Heth, his first ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture j/the bitterness and blessedness of.htm

Here Beginneth the Life of Isaac
... And Rebekah went to Isaac her husband and said: I am weary of my life because of
the daughters of Heth, if Jacob take to him a wife of that kindred, I will no ...
/.../wells/bible stories and religious classics/here beginneth the life of.htm

Thesaurus

Heth (13 Occurrences)
... race. They are called "the sons of Heth" (Genesis 23:3, 5, 7, 10, 16, 18,
20). Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. HETH (1). chath ...
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Al-tash-heth (1 Occurrence)
Al-tash-heth. Al-tashheth, Al-tash-heth. Alter . Multi-Version
Concordance Al-tash-heth (1 Occurrence). Psalms 74:23 ...
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Ben-zo'heth (1 Occurrence)
Ben-zo'heth. Ben-zoheth, Ben-zo'heth. Beon . Multi-Version
Concordance Ben-zo'heth (1 Occurrence). 1 Chronicles 4:20 ...
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Hittite (45 Occurrences)
... Genesis 23:10 Now Ephron was sitting in the middle of the children of Heth.
Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the hearing of ...
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Ephron (13 Occurrences)
... Genesis 23:10 Now Ephron was sitting in the middle of the children of Heth.
Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the hearing of ...
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Audience (17 Occurrences)
... Genesis 23:10 And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth: and Ephron the Hittite
answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, even of all that ...
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Hethlon (2 Occurrences)
...heth'-lon (chethlon; Peshitta chethron): Name of a place associated with Zedad on
the ideal northern boundary of Israel, as given in Ezekiel 47:15 and 48:1 ...
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Entering (124 Occurrences)
... Genesis 23:10 And Ephron is sitting in the midst of the sons of Heth, and Ephron
the Hittite answereth Abraham in the ears of the sons of Heth, of all those ...
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Gates (156 Occurrences)
... (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). Genesis 23:10 And Ephron dwelt
among the children of Heth. And Ephron the Hittite answered ...
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Weary (77 Occurrences)
... Genesis 27:46 Rebekah said to Isaac, "I am weary of my life because of the
daughters of Heth. If Jacob takes a wife of the daughters ...
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Bible Concordance

Heth (13 Occurrences)

Genesis 10:15 Canaan became the father of Sidon (his firstborn), Heth,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Genesis 23:3 Abraham rose up from before his dead, and spoke to the children of Heth, saying,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS)

Genesis 23:5 The children of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS)

Genesis 23:7 Abraham rose up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS)

Genesis 23:10 Now Ephron was sitting in the middle of the children of Heth. Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the hearing of the children of Heth, even of all who went in at the gate of his city, saying,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS)

Genesis 23:16 Abraham listened to Ephron. Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver which he had named in the audience of the children of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, according to the current merchants' standard.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS)

Genesis 23:18 to Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all who went in at the gate of his city.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS)

Genesis 23:20 The field, and the cave that is in it, were deeded to Abraham for a possession of a burying place by the children of Heth.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS)

Genesis 25:10 the field which Abraham purchased of the children of Heth. Abraham was buried there with Sarah, his wife.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS)

Genesis 27:46 Rebekah said to Isaac, "I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth. If Jacob takes a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these, of the daughters of the land, what good will my life do me?"
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS)

Genesis 49:32 the field and the cave that is therein, which was purchased from the children of Heth."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS)

1 Chronicles 1:13 Canaan became the father of Sidon his firstborn, and Heth,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Psalms 119:57 HHETH. Jehovah is my portion: I have said that I would observe thy words.
(ASV BBE DBY JPS WBS YLT)

Subtopics

Heth

Heth: Son of Canaan, and Ancestor of the Hittites

Related Terms

Al-tash-heth (1 Occurrence)

Ben-zo'heth (1 Occurrence)

Hittite (45 Occurrences)

Ephron (13 Occurrences)

Audience (17 Occurrences)