Strong's Lexicon

H6953

H6953 — קוֹהֶלֶת

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewqohelethnoun mascOccurrences: 7TWOT: 1991c

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H6953
Word:קוֹהֶלֶת
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:feminine of active participle from H6950
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:7
Transliteration:qoheleth
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:ko-heh'-leth
Meaning:1. a (female) assembler (i.e. lecturer)
KJV Renderings:preacher.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB7335

קֹהֶ֫לֶת, ( קוֺהֶ֫לֶת Eccl 12:8) noun masculine Eccl 1:2 collector (of sentences), or ( AV RV ) preacher (concionator Jerome: ἐκκλησιαστής ᵐ5 (member of an ἐκκλησία); feminine either of office, Ges «GKC:122r»§ 122r De Now Che, compare סֹפֶרֶת Ezra 2:55 [untranscribed source text 4693], Khalif; German Majestät, Excellenz; or as in Arabic with intensive force, one realizing the idea in its completeness (compare [untranscribed source text 4694] great collector, [untranscribed source text 4695] deep investigator (formed like קֹהֶלֶת), WAG i. § 233 R. c. see DrIntr. 466; RVm great orator): hence either convener, or great collector (of sentences), compare בַּעֲלֵי אֲסֻפּוֺת Eccl 12:11, למעא דברי חפץ ׳ בקּשׁ ק Eccl 12:10 (but Einl. 428 Drl.c. and others speaker in assembly, Plumptre debater)); — ׳ ק a king in Jerusalem, son of David, probably = Solomon, the pseudonym of book of Ecclesiastes: Eccl 1:1, Eccl 1:2 (apposition of אֲנִי), called חכם Eccl 12:9 compare Eccl 12:10 ׳ אמר ק Eccl 1:2, ׳ אמר הק Eccl 12:8 = Eccl 7:27 for ᵑ0 ׳ אמרה ק.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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