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kinnah

kinnah noun: any of the dirges or elegies traditionally recited by Jews on Tisha B'Av to mourn the destruction of both the First and Second Temple in Jerusalem and other tragedies in Jewish history, including the Crusades and the Holocaust.

Noun

kinnah (plural kinnot or kinnoth)

  1. (Judaism) Any of the dirges or elegies traditionally recited by Jews on Tisha B'Av to mourn the destruction of both the First and Second Temple in Jerusalem and other tragedies in Jewish history, including the Crusades and the Holocaust.
    • Add a Kinah or Kinot in the Yizkor service in memory of those who were murdered.2024, David Golinkin, “How Should We Observe Simḥat Torah This Coming Year?”, in Responsa in a Moment, volume 4, page 143

Forms of kinnah

pluralkinnot
pluralkinnoth
alternative formqinah
alternative formḳinah

Origin of kinnah

Borrowed from Hebrew קִינָה (kiná).

Questions about kinnah

What does kinnah mean?
Kinnah means any of the dirges or elegies traditionally recited by Jews on Tisha B'Av to mourn the destruction of both the First and Second Temple in Jerusalem and other tragedies in Jewish history, including the Crusades and the Holocaust.
What part of speech is kinnah?
Kinnah is a noun.
What is the plural of kinnah?
The plural of kinnah is kinnot.

Words near kinnah in the dictionary

  1. Kinmel Bay and Towyn
  2. Kinmen
  3. Kinmenese
  4. kinna
  5. Kinnabulla
  6. kinnah
  7. Kinnaird
  8. Kinnaird compliant
  9. Kinnairds
  10. kinnakinnick
  11. Kinnaman

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