Lamentations in Hebrew is אֵיכָה ('Eikhá).
It can also be said מגילת איכה, קינות, or קינות ירמיהו, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.
Lamentations
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for Lamentations as a name.
book of the Bible
- אֵיכָהאיכה'EikháIn the Hebrew dictionary
- מְגִלַּת אֵיכָהמגילת איכהM'Gilát 'Eikháfeminine
- קִינוֹתקינותKinótfeminineplural
- קִינוֹת יִרְמְיָהוּקינות ירמיהוKinót Yirm'yáhufeminineplural
- סֵפֶר קִינוֹתספר קינותSéfer Kinótmasculine
- סֵפֶר קִינוֹת יִרְמְיָהוּספר קינות ירמיהוSéfer Kinót Yirm'yáhumasculine
This is more about the Hebrew word אֵיכָה.
- Written with vowel points
- אֵיכָה
- Written without vowel points
- איכה
- Said
- 'Eikhá
- Its meanings in English
- Lamentations, how, alas
The Hebrew dictionary's page for איכה, with its synonyms and rhymes
These English words share a Hebrew word with Lamentations.
These words come before and after Lamentations in the list.
These are the questions people ask about Lamentations in Hebrew.
How do you say Lamentations in Hebrew?
Lamentations in Hebrew is אֵיכָה, said 'Eikhá. Without vowel points it is written איכה.
What are other Hebrew words for Lamentations?
Besides איכה, Lamentations can be said מְגִלַּת אֵיכָה (M'Gilát 'Eikhá), קִינוֹת (Kinót), קִינוֹת יִרְמְיָהוּ (Kinót Yirm'yáhu), סֵפֶר קִינוֹת (Séfer Kinót), or סֵפֶר קִינוֹת יִרְמְיָהוּ (Séfer Kinót Yirm'yáhu), depending on the meaning.
What else does איכה mean in English?
Besides Lamentations, איכה can mean how, alas.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry Lamentations and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.