כנסת
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Hebrew
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| כ־נ־ס (k-n-s) |
From the root כ־נ־ס (k-n-s).
Pronunciation
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈkneset/
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Noun
כְּנֶסֶת • (knéset) f (plural indefinite כְּנֵסִיּוֹת, singular construct כְּנֶסֶת־, plural construct כְּנֵסִיּוֹת־)
- A coming together, a congregating, an assembly, a meeting.
- A synagogue, a congregation.
- Synonym: בַּיִת כְּנֶסֶת (bet knéset)
- (Mishnaic Hebrew) the Sanhedrin, historical Jewish, judicial congregation of wise men.
- Synonym: סַנְהֶדְרִין (sanhedrín)
Derived terms
- בַּיִת כְּנֶסֶת (bet knéset)
- חֲבֵר כְּנֶסֶת (khavér knéset)
Related terms
- כֶּנֶס (kénes, “a conference, a convention”)
Proper noun
הַכְּנֶסֶת • (haknéset)
- The Knesset, the Israeli Parliament.
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Derived terms
- חֲבֵר כְּנֶסֶת (khavér knéset)
- מִשְׁכַּן הַכְּנֶסֶת (mishkán haknéset)
References
- “כְּנֶסֶת” in Abraham Even-Shoshan (אַבְרָהָם אֶבֶן־שׁוֹשָׁן) et al., הַמִּלּוֹן הֶחָדָשׁ (ha-milón he-khadásh, “The New Dictionary”), Kiryat-Sefer Ltd. (קִרְיַת־סֵפֶר בְּע״ם) (1984), →ISBN, volume 1 of 3 (א to כ), →ISBN, page 552.