Koheleth

American  

[koh-hel-eth] / koʊˈhɛl ɛθ /

Also Kohelet,

noun

1. the book of Ecclesiastes.

2. its author.

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Koheleth British  

/ kəʊˈhɛlɪθ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Koheleth

From the Hebrew word qoheleṭ member of an assembly

Example Sentences

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

Koheleth, like Job, never once mentions Jahveh's name, but always alludes to the Eternal Will, which alone is real and unknowable, under the colourless name of Elohim.

From The Sceptics of the Old Testament: Job - Koheleth - Agur by Dillon, Emile Joseph

Koheleth, who lived either in Jerusalem or in Alexandria—more probably in the latter city—about the year 205 B.C., had exceptional opportunities for becoming acquainted with the tenets and precepts of the religion of Buddha.

From The Sceptics of the Old Testament: Job - Koheleth - Agur by Dillon, Emile Joseph

Koheleth, kō-hel′eth, n. the Preacher, supposed to be applied to Solomon in Eccles. i.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various