book_of_lamentations (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *Book of Lamentations*:
NOUN	communication	Book of Lamentations, Lamentations	an Old Testament book lamenting the desolation of Judah after the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC

English > *Book of Lamentations*: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
Meaning	An Old Testament book lamenting the desolation of Judah after the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC; traditionally attributed to the prophet Jeremiah.
Synonym	Lamentations
Instance of	book	A major division of a long written composition
Part of	Hagiographa, Ketubim, Writings	The third of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures
Part of	Old Testament	The collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people
Spanish	lamentaciones

HyperDic: book_of_lamentations