Koheleth

[70] The most satisfactory translation of the word Koheleth is, the

The Sceptics of the Old Testament: Job - Koheleth - Agur Emile Joseph Dillon 1894

The substitution of the title Koheleth for Solomon (that is, peace), may imply that, having troubled Israel, meantime he forfeited his name of peace (1Ki 11: 14, 23); but now, having repented, he wishes to be henceforth a Preacher of righteousness.

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible 1871

"Koheleth" and Agur with a lively interest, awakened, and sustained not merely by the extrinsic value which they possess as historical documents, but by their intrinsic merits as precious contributions to the literature and philosophy of the world.

The Sceptics of the Old Testament: Job - Koheleth - Agur Emile Joseph Dillon 1894

"Koheleth," was composed in a spirit as conducive to true morality as the sublime eloquence of Isaiah or the absolute resignation of the author of the 73rd Psalm.

The Sceptics of the Old Testament: Job - Koheleth - Agur Emile Joseph Dillon 1894

"Koheleth," shuddering at the gloom that envelops and the pain that convulses all living beings, prefers death to life, and freedom from suffering to "positive" pleasure; while Agur, revealing the bitterness bred by dispelled illusions and blasted hopes, administers a severe chastisement to those who first called them into being.

The Sceptics of the Old Testament: Job - Koheleth - Agur Emile Joseph Dillon 1894

"Koheleth," which means the assembler of the people, and therefore, probably, the man who addresses the assembly.

Who Wrote the Bible? : a Book for the People Washington Gladden 1877

* The opening verse identifies Koheleth as “a son of David, king in Jerusalem,” and he says later that he was “king over all of Israel in Jerusalem.”

In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011

Unfortunately, that song—and the standard King James Version that it is based on—badly misconstrues what Koheleth meant.

In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011

No author, I think, has written about this particular view of things quite so poignantly as the author of the biblical book of Ecclesiastes, whose name in Hebrew was Koheleth.

In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011

For Koheleth, human life is a series of scenes that follow each other in succession.

In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011