Kinnot are Hebrew dirges or elegies. The term refers both to dirges found in the Hebrew Bible and to later-composed poems that Jews traditionally recite on Tisha B'Av.
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Place of OriginAncient Israel (Hebrew Bible tradition) 1 Notable ExampleKinnot of Rabbi Eleazar ben Kalir 1 Defining TraitHebrew dirges or elegies 1 Connections
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1. Kinnot - Wikipedia
In the Bible section
In the Hebrew Bible, the term kinah or qinah refers to a dirge or lament.
Development of the Ashkenazic kinnot section, Eleazar ben Kalir paragraph
one of his kinnot begins each stanza with the word ʾĒkhāh, the opening word of Lamentations.
Lead section, opening sentence
Hebrew dirges (sad poems) or elegies.
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