Easton's Bible Dictionary Dread, a descendant of Canaan, and the ancestor of the Hittites (Genesis 10:18; Deuteronomy 7:1), who dwelt in the vicinity of Hebron (Genesis 23:3, 7). The Hittites were a Hamitic race. They are called "the sons of Heth" (Genesis 23:3, 5, 7, 10, 16, 18, 20). Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia HETH (1) chath cheth: The eighth letter of the Hebrew alphabet; transliterated in this Encyclopedia as "ch". It came also to be used for the number 8. For name, etc., see ALPHABET. HETH (2) heth (cheth): In Genesis 23:10 the ancestor of the Hittites. As the various peoples who occupied Canaan were thought to belong to one stock, Genesis 10:15 (1 Chronicles 1:13) makes Heth the (2nd) son of Canaan. In Genesis 23 the "sons of Heth" occupy Hebron, but they were known to have come there from the north. A reference to this seems to be preserved in the order of the names in Genesis 10:15, 16, where Heth is placed between Sidon and the Jebusites. See HITTITES.

Multi-Version Concordance Heth (13 Occurrences) Genesis 10:15 Canaan became the father of Sidon (his firstborn), Heth, (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV) Genesis 23:3 Abraham rose up from before his dead, and spoke to the children of Heth, saying, (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS) Genesis 23:5 The children of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him, (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS) Genesis 23:7 Abraham rose up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS) Genesis 23:10 Now Ephron was sitting in the middle of the children of Heth. Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the hearing of the children of Heth, even of all who went in at the gate of his city, saying, (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS) Genesis 23:16 Abraham listened to Ephron. Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver which he had named in the audience of the children of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, according to the current merchants' standard. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS) Genesis 23:18 to Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all who went in at the gate of his city. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS) Genesis 23:20 The field, and the cave that is in it, were deeded to Abraham for a possession of a burying place by the children of Heth. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS) Genesis 25:10 the field which Abraham purchased of the children of Heth. Abraham was buried there with Sarah, his wife. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS) Genesis 27:46 Rebekah said to Isaac, "I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth. If Jacob takes a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these, of the daughters of the land, what good will my life do me?" (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS) Genesis 49:32 the field and the cave that is therein, which was purchased from the children of Heth." (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS) 1 Chronicles 1:13 Canaan became the father of Sidon his firstborn, and Heth, (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV) Psalms 119:57 HHETH. Jehovah is my portion: I have said that I would observe thy words. (ASV BBE DBY JPS WBS YLT)