Qôheleth — H6953

Definition

masculine noun

a (female) assembler (i.e. lecturer); abstractly, preaching (used as a 'nom de plume', Koheleth)

1. collector (of sentences), preacher, public speaker, speaker in an assembly, Qoheleth

Usually translated as

preacher

Origin

feminine of active participle from H6950

• Derived from Qâhal (H6950)

Occurrences

Qôheleth occurs 7 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Ecclesiastes (7)

• Ecclesiastes 1:1 — The words of the Preacher (קֹהֶ֣לֶת), the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
• Ecclesiastes 1:2 — Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher (קֹהֶ֔לֶת), vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
• Ecclesiastes 1:12 — I the Preacher (קֹהֶ֗לֶת) was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
• Ecclesiastes 7:27 — Behold, this have I found, saith the preacher (קֹהֶ֑לֶת), counting one by one, to find out the account:
• Ecclesiastes 12:8 — Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher (הַקּוֹהֶ֖לֶת); all is vanity.
• Ecclesiastes 12:9 — And moreover, because the preacher (קֹהֶ֖לֶת) was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.
• Ecclesiastes 12:10 — The preacher (קֹהֶ֔לֶת) sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.