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kinnot

kinnot is the plural of kinnah.

Meaning of kinnah

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

Questions about kinnot

What is kinnot the plural of?
Kinnot is the plural of kinnah.

Words near kinnot in the dictionary

  1. Kinnisons
  2. Kinnockian
  3. Kinnon
  4. kinnor
  5. kinnors
  6. kinnot
  7. kinnoth
  8. kinnow
  9. kinnows
  10. kino
  11. kino red

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