seth

5 definitions found

seth - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Seth \Seth\, prop. n. (Egyptian Mythology)
     An evil beast-headed god with high square ears and a long
     snout; his was the brother and murderer of Osiris. Called
     also Set
     [WordNet 1.6]

  Set \Set\, prop. n. (Egyptian Mythology)
     An evil beast-headed god with high square ears and a long
     snout; his was the brother and murderer of Osiris. Called
     also Seth
     [WordNet 1.6]

seth - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Seth
      n 1: (Old Testament) third son of Adam and Eve; given by God in
           place of the murdered Abel
      2: evil Egyptian god with the head of a beast that has high
         square ears and a long snout; brother and murderer of Osiris
         [syn: Set, Seth]

seth - Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary :

  Seth
  appointed; a substitute, the third son of Adam and Eve (Gen.
  4:25; 5:3). His mother gave him this name, "for God," said she,
  "hath appointed me [i.e., compensated me with] another seed
  instead of Abel, whom Cain slew."

seth - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Seth, WV
    Zip code(s): 25181