- Lamentations
- noun plural but singular in construction Date: 14th century a poetic book on the fall of Jerusalem in canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture — see bible table
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Lamentations — may refer to:*The Book of Lamentations *Lamentations of Jeremiah the Prophet and Genre of the Lamentations, two articles on the music for Tenebrae *Lamentations (Live at Shepherd s Bush Empire 2003), a live DVD by Progressive metal band Opeth … Wikipedia
Lamentations — DVD Opeth Режиссёр … Википедия
Lamentations — 1 Lamentations 2 Lamentations 3 Lamentations 4 Lamentations 5 … The King James version of the Bible
Lamentations — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Le Livre des Lamentations dans l Ancien Testament, un disque de Nina Simone. Voir aussi Mur des Lamentations Ce document provient de « Lamentations ».… … Wikipédia en Français
Lamentations — Biblical book, late 14c., short for Lamentations of Jeremiah, from L. Lamentationes, translating Gk. Threnoi (see LAMENTATION (Cf. lamentation)) … Etymology dictionary
Lamentations — [lam΄ən tāshənz] n. 〚LL(Ec) Lamentationes, transl. in Vulg. for Gr thrēnoi, in LXX〛 Bible a book traditionally ascribed to Jeremiah, lamenting the destruction of Jerusalem: abbrev. La, Lam, or Lm * * * … Universalium
lamentations — ● lamentations nom féminin pluriel Versets extraits des textes du prophète Jérémie, chantés à l office des Ténèbres les jeudi, vendredi (et autrefois le samedi) saints. (Les grands maîtres franco flamands [Lassus, Le Jeune] en ont donné des… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Lamentations — [lam΄ən tāshənz] n. [LL(Ec) Lamentationes, transl. in Vulg. for Gr thrēnoi, in LXX] Bible a book traditionally ascribed to Jeremiah, lamenting the destruction of Jerusalem: abbrev. La, Lam, or Lm … English World dictionary
Lamentations — In Hebrew, a poetic work in acrostic formation, and in the LXX attached to the end of the prophecies of Jeremiah, with whom the book has been traditionally associated. He was in fact a composer of dirges (Jer. 7:29; 2 Chron. 35:25). Modern… … Dictionary of the Bible
Lamentations — noun an Old Testament book lamenting the desolation of Judah after the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC; traditionally attributed to the prophet Jeremiah • Syn: ↑Book of Lamentations • Instance Hypernyms: ↑book • Part Holonyms: ↑Hagiographa,… … Useful english dictionary
LAMENTATIONS, BOOK OF — LAMENTATIONS, BOOK OF, one of the five scrolls in the Hagiographa section of the Bible, consisting of five poetic chapters, probably lamenting the destruction of Jerusalem in 587 B.C.E. and its aftermath. (The English title, like the Greek… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
