Koheleth
Americannoun
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the book of Ecclesiastes.
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its author.
noun
Etymology
Origin of Koheleth
From the Hebrew word qoheleṭ member of an assembly
Example Sentences
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The Greek word, "Ecclesiastes," is simply a translation of the Hebrew word "Koheleth."
From Time Magazine Archive
Old Version of Ecclesiastes 1:2-3: Vanity of vanities, saith Koheleth; Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.
From Time Magazine Archive
Like Koheleth, Job seems to hold that intelligence is something secondary not primordial.
From The Sceptics of the Old Testament: Job - Koheleth - Agur by Emile Joseph Dillon
He was finding out in youth, or rather in early manhood, what it took Koheleth a lifetime to discover, namely, that "all is vanity."
From The Life of Sir Richard Burton by Thomas Wright
Knowledge, wisdom, and enjoyment, each of which Koheleth characterises by a distich, are likewise vain, or worse.
From The Sceptics of the Old Testament: Job - Koheleth - Agur by Emile Joseph Dillon
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