DICT.TW Dictionary Taiwan
Seth /ˈsɛθ/
Seth
n 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 [syn: Set]
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."