קינה
Lamentation in Hebrew is translated as קינה.
The word refers to a sorrowful cry or a lament.
Meaning: a sorrowful cry, a lament (noun)
Did you know?
- The spelling of קינה is identical to the Hebrew word for 'quince', a type of fruit, though the pronunciation and context are entirely different.
- In the biblical Book of Lamentations, the poems are written as acrostics, where each verse or stanza begins with a successive letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- While English uses 'lamentation' for any deep grief, the Hebrew קינה is often specifically associated with the collective memory of the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem.
Examples in context
- היא כתבה קינה על אובדן חבר.hi katva kina al ovdan chaver.She wrote a lamentation for the loss of a friend.
- השיר הזה הוא קינה עצובה מאוד.hashir haze hu kina atzuba me'od.This song is a very sad lamentation.
