Qohelet קֹהֶ֫לֶת
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| קֹהֶ֫לֶת | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | qohelet |
| Strong's number | H6953 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | preacher |
| Occurrences | 7 in 7 verses |
Qohelet (Hebrew קֹהֶ֫לֶת, Strong's H6953) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “preacher”. It occurs 7 times in 7 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
collector (of sentences), preacher, public speaker, speaker in an assembly, Qoheleth
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | preacher (7) |
|---|---|
| BSB | teacher (7) |
Verses
Every verse with Qohelet, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Ecclesiastes
- Ecclesiastes 1:1The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.These are the words of the Teacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem:
- Ecclesiastes 1:2Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.“Futility of futilities,” says the Teacher, “futility of futilities! Everything is futile!”
- Ecclesiastes 1:12I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.I, the Teacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
- Ecclesiastes 7:27Behold, this have I found, saith the preacher, counting one by one, to find out the account:“Behold,” says the Teacher, “I have discovered this by adding one thing to another to find an explanation.
- Ecclesiastes 12:8Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.“Futility of futilities,” says the Teacher. “Everything is futile!”
- Ecclesiastes 12:9And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.Not only was the Teacher wise, but he also taught the people knowledge; he pondered, searched out, and arranged many proverbs.
- Ecclesiastes 12:10The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.The Teacher searched to find delightful sayings and to record accurate words of truth.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).