ḳinah

A form of kinnah — 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.

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Meanings

nounḳinah (plural ḳinot)

plural ḳinot

  1. alternativeAlternative form of kinnah.
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