כנסת

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 • (k'néset) f (plural indefinite כְּנֵסִיּוֹת, singular construct כְּנֶסֶת־, plural construct כְּנֵסִיּוֹת־)

1. A coming together, a congregating, an assembly, a meeting.
2. A synagogue, a congregation.

   Synonym: בַּיִת כְּנֶסֶת (beit k'néset)

3. (Mishnaic Hebrew) the Sanhedrin, historical Jewish, judicial congregation of wise men.

   Synonym: סַנְהֶדְרִין (sanhedrín)

Derived terms

• בַּיִת כְּנֶסֶת (beit k'néset)
• חֲבֵר כְּנֶסֶת (khavér k'néset)

Related terms

• כֶּנֶס (kénes, “a conference, a convention”)

Proper noun

הַכְּנֶסֶת • (hak'néset)

1. The Knesset, the Israeli Parliament.
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Derived terms

• חֲבֵר כְּנֶסֶת (khavér k'néset)
• מִשְׁכַּן הַכְּנֶסֶת (mishkán hak'néset)

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.