Koheleth

American

[koh-hel-eth] / koʊˈhɛl ɛθ /

Also Kohelet,

noun

the book of Ecclesiastes.
its author.

Koheleth British

/ kəʊˈhɛlɪθ /

noun

Old Testament Ecclesiastes or its author, traditionally believed to be Solomon

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Koheleth

From the Hebrew word qoheleṭ member of an assembly

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Koheleth

Old Version of Ecclesiastes 1:2-3: Vanity of vanities, saith Koheleth; Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Greek word, "Ecclesiastes," is simply a translation of the Hebrew word "Koheleth."

From Time Magazine Archive

Being a Practical Application of the book Koheleth called "Ecclesiastes."

From Thoughts on religion at the front by Talbot, N. S. (Neville Stuart)

There is no bitterness like the bitterness of wisdom: so cried the great Koheleth, and so hath cried many a son of man following blindly on his path.

From Jess by Haggard, Henry Rider

Saith Koheleth, the son of David: 'All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full.'

From The Rise of David Levinsky by Cahan, Abraham

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023