Lexical Definition

‎קוּן‎ qûwn (koon) to chant ^H:V
a primitive root

lament, mourning woman.

• to strike a musical note, i.e. chant or wail (at a funeral)

1) to chant a dirge, chant, wail, lament
1a) (Polel) to lament

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[‎קוֺנֵן‎] verb denominative Po`l. chant a ‎קִינָה‎; — Perfect 3 plural consecutive ‎וְקוֺנְנוּ‎ Ezek 27:32 (‎עַל‎ person), suffix (cognate) ‎וְקוֺנְוּהָ‎ Ezek 32:16 Imperfect 3 masculine singular ‎וַיְקֹנֵן‎ 2Sam 1:17 (with accusative of congnate meaning with verb + ‎עַל‎ person), compare (‎עַל‎ person only), 2Chr 35:25 and (‎אֶל‎ person) 2Sam 3:33 3 feminine plural ‎תְּקוֺנֶנָּה‎ with accusative of congnate meaning with verb, Ezek 32:16, + ‎עַל‎ person vEzek 32:16 Participle as substantive Jer 9:16* (professional) wailing women.

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