קִינוֹת
The Hebrew name for the Lamentations of Jeremiah.
Pope Clement VIII, Jerome's Prefaces, On Worship
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I. THE HELMETED PROLOGUE.
— Jerome mentions that Jeremiah with Cinoth (its Lamentations) is one of the five double books
"five books are considered by most to be double: Samuel, Melachim, Dibre hajamim, Ezra, Jeremiah with Cinoth, that is, with its Lamentations."
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I. THE HELMETED PROLOGUE.
— Jerome notes the Lamentations of Jeremiah use the Hebrew alphabetical structure
"And the Lamentations of Jeremiah, and his Prayer, and also the Proverbs of Solomon at the end, from the place where he says, 'Who shall find a valiant woman?' are reckoned by the same alphabets or divisions."
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I. THE HELMETED PROLOGUE.
— Jerome notes some place Cinoth among the Hagiographa
"Although some write Ruth and Cinoth among the Hagiographa and think these books should be counted in their own number"