כנסייה
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Hebrew[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
| Root |
|---|
| כ־נ־ס (k-n-s) |
From the root כ־נ־ס (k-n-s).
Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
כנסייה / כְּנֵסִיָּה • (knesiá) f (plural indefinite כנסייות / כְּנְסִיּוֹת, singular construct כנסיית / כְּנְסִיַת־)
- A church: a building or other place where Christians congregate to pray.
- 2009 March 11, "כנסייה מהתקופה הביזנטית התגלתה ליד נס הרים" (online news article: k'nesiá meihat'kufá habizántit hitgaltá l'yád nes harím, "A church from the Byzantine period was discovered next to Nes Harim"), Haaretz.
- A church or Church: a movement of Christianity.
Related terms[edit]
- בֵּית כְּנֶסֶת (beit knéset, “a synagogue”)
References[edit]
- “כנסיה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading[edit]
כנסייה on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
