the

the - definite article

  • —used as a function word to indicate that a following noun or noun equivalent is definite or has been previously specified by context or by circumstance
  • —used as a function word to indicate that a following noun or noun equivalent is a unique or a particular member of its class
  • —used as a function word before nouns that designate natural phenomena or points of the compass
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API

SpellingJoy score for the

SpellingJoy Gematria

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63

Letter Values

T
23
H
9
E
8

Etymology

Old English

Middle English, from Old English thē, masculine demonstrative pronoun & definite article, alteration (influenced by oblique cases — as thæs, genitive — & neuter, thæt) of sē; akin to Greek ho, masculine demonstrative pronoun & definite article