Footnote

“Ecclesiastes.” Heb., Qo·heʹleth. In Heb. this book is named after the active participle of the verb qa·halʹ, “to congregate; to assemble.” Although Qo·heʹleth is fem., King Solomon applied it to himself in 1:1. Gr., Ek·kle·si·a·stesʹ; Lat., Liʹber Ec·cle·si·aʹstes.