Lexicon
חֵת
chet
H2845
N:N-M-P Hebrew

Heth

14
Occurrences
2
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Hebrew
Language

chet is the proper name used for Canaan’s descendant Heth and for the people called the sons or daughters of Heth.

The dominant usage identifies a people through the expressions “sons of Heth” and “daughters of Heth,” especially in Abraham’s dealings over a burial field; more rarely, it names Heth individually in Canaan’s line of descent.

Senses in use

  1. People identified as sons or daughters of Heth · dominant

    The form is tagged Noun · Proper in the relational phrases concerning the sons of Heth. In Genesis 23:3 the APB renders Abraham speaking “to the sons of Heth,” and in Genesis 23:20 it renders the burial possession as obtained “from the sons of Heth”; Genesis 27:46 similarly places daughters of Heth in Rebekah’s statement about Jacob’s prospective wife.

  2. Heth as an individual in Canaan’s line · rare

    In the genealogical clauses, the Noun · Proper form names Heth as the one begotten by Canaan. In Genesis 10:15 the APB renders, “Canaan begot Sidon his firstborn and Heth,” with the same presentation repeated in 1 Chronicles 1:13.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the name directly as “Heth” in the genealogical verses and retains it in the relational expressions “sons of Heth” and “daughters of Heth.” These English phrases show the verse-level presentation rather than a separate lexical rendering for every occurrence.

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