קֹהֶלֶת

קֹהֶלֶת(b. h.) pr. n. m. Koheleth, traditional surname of King Solomon. Koh. R. to I, 1 למה נקרא שמו ק׳ … בהִקָּהֵלוכ׳ why was his name Koheleth? Because his words were proclaimed in public meeting, as it is written (1 Kings 8:1) ; a. e.(ספר) ק׳ the Book of Koheleth, Ecclesiastes. B. Bath.14b סידרן … ק׳וכ׳ the order of the books of Hagiographa is: Ruth, Psalms, Job, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes Ib. 15a משלי … ק׳ אנשיוכ׳ the men of the Great Assembly composed Proverbs, Song of Songs and Ecclesiastes. Sabb.30b בקשו … ספר ק׳וכ׳ the scholars wanted to exclude from the canon (v. גָּנַז) the book of E., because its words contradict one another; Koh. R. to I, 3; a. fr.