Standard Lemma guide

heh

intj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: HH EH1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

intj

Meaning 1

Weak amusement, sometimes signaling boredom or slight embrassment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: onomatopoeic

Examples

  • Friend 1: Some people say a man is made outta mud.
  • Friend 2: Heh.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

intj

Meaning 2

Alternative form of eh (“tag question”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The fifth letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician 𐤄, Aramaic 𐡄, Hebrew ה, Syriac ܗ, Arabic ه, and others).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Onomatopoeia of a weak laugh.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: he — Semitic letter
  • Hebrew: ה״א (hey) — Semitic letter
  • Nengone: nenij — Semitic letter
  • Yiddish: הא (hey) — Semitic letter