קֹהֶלֶת, (b. h.) pr. n. m. Koheleth, traditional surname of King Solomon. Koh. R. to I, 1 למה נקרא שמו ק׳ … בהִקָּהֵל וכ׳ why was his name Koheleth? Because his words were proclaimed in public meeting, as it is written (I Kings VIII, 1) &c.; a. e.—ק׳ (ספר) the Book of Koheleth, Ecclesiastes. B. Bath. 14ᵇ סידרן … ק׳ וכ׳ the order of the books of Hagiographa is: Ruth, Psalms, Job, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes &c. Ib. 15ᵃ משלי … ק׳ אנשי וכ׳ the men of the Great Assembly composed Proverbs, Song of Songs and Ecclesiastes. Sabb. 30ᵇ בקשו … ספר ק׳ וכ׳ the scholars wanted to exclude from the canon (v. גָּנַז) the book of E., because its words contradict one another; Koh. R. to I, 3; a. fr.