hath
v.v. an old-fashioned way of saying 'has'. You will mostly see this in very old books, poems, or religious texts like the Bible.
v. the archaic third-person singular present form of 'have'. Used exclusively in historical, liturgical, or literary contexts to denote possession or state.
The heart hath its reasons which reason knows nothing of.
In the classic text, the author writes that every cloud hath a silver lining.
The poet suggests that while time hath a way of stealing youth, it cannot diminish the wisdom gained through decades of lived experience.
From Middle English hath, heth, hafth, hefth, from Old English hæfþ, hafaþ (“has”), from Proto-Germanic *habaiþi (“has”), equivalent to have + -th. Cognate with Saterland Frisian häd (“has”), West Frisian hat (“has”), Dutch heeft (“has”), Afrikaans het (“has, have”), German Low German hett (“has”), German hat (“has”).
Used with third-person singular subjects (he, she, it) in archaic English; replaced by 'has' in modern English.
He hath a new carHe has a new car'Hath' is archaic and should not be used in modern speech or writing unless imitating historical styles.