Five Scrolls
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The Five Scrolls are a collection of five biblical books in the Hebrew Bible—Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, and Esther—traditionally read on specific Jewish festivals.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Megillot
ⓘ
collection of biblical books ⓘ part of the Ketuvim ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Jewish holidays ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | canonical in Judaism ⓘ |
| category | liturgical readings ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
court tale
ⓘ
lament ⓘ love poetry ⓘ narrative ⓘ wisdom literature ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Ecclesiastes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Esther NERFINISHED ⓘ Lamentations NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruth NERFINISHED ⓘ Song of Songs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hebrewName |
Chamesh Megillot
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Megillot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedIn | Masoretic Text NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Biblical Hebrew ⓘ |
| liturgicalRole | festival readings ⓘ |
| numberOfWorks | 5 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Hebrew ⓘ |
| partOf |
Tanakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Ketuvim NERFINISHED ⓘ Tanakh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| readFrom | parchment scrolls ⓘ |
| readOn | Jewish festivals ⓘ |
| religiousCanon | Jewish biblical canon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| scripturalDivision | Writings ⓘ |
| scriptureType | biblical scrolls ⓘ |
| traditionalReading |
Ecclesiastes on Sukkot
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Esther on Purim ⓘ Lamentations on Tisha B'Av NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruth on Shavuot ⓘ Song of Songs on Passover ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Jewish liturgy
ⓘ
synagogue worship ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.