כנסייה

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Hebrew

Alternative forms

Etymology

Root
כ־נ־ס (k-n-s)

From the root כ־נ־ס (k-n-s).

Compare Arabic كنيسة.

Pronunciation

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Noun

כְּנֵסִיָּה

כנסייה / כְּנֵסִיָּה • (knesiá) f (plural indefinite כנסייות / כְּנְסִיּוֹת, singular construct כנסיית / כְּנְסִיַת־)

  1. (countable, Christianity) church (a Christian house of worship; a building where Christian religious services take place)
  2. A church or Church: a movement of Christianity.

References

  • “כנסיה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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