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