Definition of "Seth"

And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:

1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], Genesis 5:3

The children suggested names. In his childhood the ones they knew would have been unheard-of (Scott, Ross, Damian, Liam, Seth) or, strangely enough, too old-fashioned for popular use (Joshua, Simon, Jack, George).

2011 November 17, Ruth Rendell, Myth / The Astronomical Scarf / Walter's Leg (Storycuts), Random House

'David, Seth and Aaron,' said Emma. 'Biblical names. I wonder if either of the parents is religious.' 'Jewish?' said Sam. 'They sound Old Testament to me.'

2021 December 7, Elly Griffiths, The Midnight Hour, Brighton Mysteries, page 34