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beth

beth [ bet ] (plural beths)


noun 
Definition:
 
2nd letter of Hebrew alphabet: the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet, represented in the English alphabet as "b"

[Early 19th century. < Hebrew bēṯ "house"]
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