The words of the Teacher, son of David, king in Jerusalem

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"The words of the Teacher, son of David, king in Jerusalem" is the traditional opening line of the biblical book of Ecclesiastes, introducing its reflective and philosophical discourse on the meaning of life.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical phrase ⓘ
incipit ⓘ
literary introduction ⓘ
opening line ⓘ
appearsIn Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to: Tanakh

Old Testament ⓘ
linked to: Bible
appearsInBook Ecclesiastes ⓘ
appearsInChapter Ecclesiastes 1 ⓘ
appearsInVerse Ecclesiastes 1:1 ⓘ
associatedWithBookCategory Ketuvim ⓘ
Writings ⓘ
canonicalContext Wisdom books of the Bible ⓘ
citationForm Ecclesiastes 1:1 opening line ⓘ
functionInText authorial heading ⓘ
superscription ⓘ
genreIntroduced wisdom literature ⓘ
identifiesSpeakerAs descendant of Davidic line ⓘ
introducesLiteraryForm philosophical discourse ⓘ
reflective monologue ⓘ
introducesPerspective royal sage ⓘ
wisdom teacher ⓘ
introducesSpeakerRole Qoheleth ⓘ
Teacher ⓘ
introducesWorkWithTheme human existence ⓘ
meaning of life ⓘ
transience of life ⓘ
isOpeningOf Book of Ecclesiastes ⓘ
language Biblical Hebrew ⓘ
literaryPurpose to present the sayings of the Teacher ⓘ
locatesSpeaker Jerusalem ⓘ
marksBeginningOf Ecclesiastes narrative voice ⓘ
oftenRenderedFromHebrewTerm Qoheleth ⓘ
oftenTranslatedAs The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem ⓘ
refersToCharacter the Teacher ⓘ
refersToTitle king in Jerusalem ⓘ
son of David ⓘ
scripturalStatus part of canonical scripture for many Jews and Christians ⓘ
signalsAuthorshipClaim Davidic king ⓘ
signalsSetting ancient Jerusalem ⓘ
textualRole framing device for Ecclesiastes ⓘ
theologicalFunction to frame reflections on life under the sun ⓘ
traditionalAttributionOfTeacher Solomon ⓘ
linked to: King Solomon
usedInTradition Christian biblical tradition ⓘ
Jewish biblical tradition ⓘ

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Book of Ecclesiastes → openingWords → The words of the Teacher, son of David, king in Jerusalem ⓘ