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Seth

UK/sɛθ/ US/ˈsɛθ/ common

noun

1.

(Old Testament) third son of Adam and Eve; given by God in place of the murdered Abel

2.

evil beast-headed Egyptian god with high square ears and a long snout; brother and murderer of Osiris

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σήθ (Sḗth), from Biblical Hebrew שֵׁת (Šet, literally “chosen one, appointed, placed”).

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