כנסת
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Hebrew[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Root |
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כ־נ־ס |
From the root כ־נ־ס (k-n-s).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈkneset/
Noun[edit]
כְּנֶסֶת • (k'néset) f (plural indefinite כְּנֵסִיּוֹת, singular construct כְּנֶסֶת־, plural construct כְּנֵסִיּוֹת־)
- A coming together, a congregating, an assembly, a meeting.
- A synagogue, a congregation.
Synonyms[edit]
- (synagogue): בית כנסת (beit-k'néset)
Derived terms[edit]
- בית כנסת (beit-k'néset)
Related terms[edit]
- כֶּנֶס (kénes, “a conference, a convention”)
Proper noun[edit]
הַכְּנֶסֶת • (hak'néset)
- The Knesset, the Israeli Parliament.
הכנסת on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
Derived terms[edit]
- חבר כנסת (khavér-k'néset)
References[edit]
- “כְּנֶסֶת” in Abraham Even-Shoshan (אַבְרָהָם אֶבֶן־שֹׁשָן) 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.