Lamentation

Lamentation - (Easton's Bible Dictionary)

(Heb. qinah), an elegy or dirge. The first example of this form of poetry is the lament of David over Saul and Jonathan (2 Sam. 1:17-27). It was a frequent accompaniment of mourning (Amos 8:10). In 2 Sam. 3:33, 34 is recorded David's lament over Abner. Prophecy sometimes took the form of a lament when it predicted calamity (Ezek. 27:2, 32; 28:12; 32:2, 16).

Lamentation - (Webster's 1828 Dictionary)

LAMENTA'TION, n. [L. lamentatio.]

1. Expression of sorrow; cries of grief; the act of bewailing.

In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation and weeping. Mat 2.

2. In the plural, a book of Scripture, containing the lamentations of Jeremiah.