Song of Solomon
Overview
The Song of Songs of Solomon, commonly referred to as Song of Songs (Hebrew, , Shir ha-Shirim) or Song of Solomon, is a book of the Hebrew Bible
—one of the megillot
(scrolls)—found in the last section of the Tanakh
, known as the Ketuvim
(or "Writings"). It is also known as Canticle of Canticles or simply Canticles from the Vulgate
title Canticum Canticorum (Latin, "Song of Songs").
Hebrew Bible
The Hebrew Bible is a term used by biblical scholars outside of Judaism to refer to the Tanakh , a canonical collection of Jewish texts, and the common textual antecedent of the several canonical editions of the Christian Old Testament...
—one of the megillot
The Five Scrolls
The Five Scrolls or The Five Megillot are parts of the Ketuvim , the third major section of the Tanakh . The Five Scrolls are the Song of Songs, the Book of Ruth, the Book of Lamentations, Ecclesiastes and the Book of Esther...
(scrolls)—found in the last section of the Tanakh
Tanakh
The Tanakh is a name used in Judaism for the canon of the Hebrew Bible. The Tanakh is also known as the Masoretic Text or the Miqra. The name is an acronym formed from the initial Hebrew letters of the Masoretic Text's three traditional subdivisions: The Torah , Nevi'im and Ketuvim —hence...
, known as the Ketuvim
Ketuvim
Ketuvim or Kəṯûḇîm in actual Biblical Hebrew is the third and final section of the Tanak , after Torah and Nevi'im . In English translations of the Hebrew Bible, this section is usually entitled "Writings" or "Hagiographa"...
(or "Writings"). It is also known as Canticle of Canticles or simply Canticles from the Vulgate
Vulgate
The Vulgate is a late 4th-century Latin translation of the Bible. It was largely the work of St. Jerome, who was commissioned by Pope Damasus I in 382 to make a revision of the old Latin translations...
title Canticum Canticorum (Latin, "Song of Songs").
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