Knesset

See also: knesset

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew כְּנֶסֶת (k'néset, literally “assembly”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈnɛs.ət/, /kəˈnɛs.ɛt/, (Hebraized) /ˈknɛs-/, (rare) /ˈnɛs-/

  • Audio (US):

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Proper noun

(the) Knesset

1. The Israeli parliament, located in Jerusalem.
   • 2015 December 20, Oren Liebermann, “Silvan Shalom, Israel’s interior minister, quitting amid harassment accusations”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     Shalom has been a member of Knesset since 1992, serving in a number of different ministries, including science and technology, finance, foreign affairs, and most recently, the interior.

   • 2023 November 6, Peter Beaumont, Bethan McKernan, “Israeli troops encircle Gaza City and expected to enter in force within 48 hours”, in The Guardian‎^[2], →ISSN:

     On Tuesday, a month since they were abducted, families of those kidnapped are expected to protest at the Western Wall plaza in Jerusalem, the holiest site in Judaism, as well as at the Knesset, over what they say are inadequate efforts to reach a deal with Hamas to release their loved ones.

Usage notes

• Much predominantly used with the definite article, but occasionally without it.

Translations

the Israeli parliament

• Arabic: الْكِنِيسِت m (al-kinīsit), كِنِيسِت m (kinīsit) (indefinite)
• Armenian: Քնեսեթ (Kʻnesetʻ)
• Belarusian: Кнэ́сет m (Knésjet), Кнэ́сэт m (Knéset)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 以色列國會 / 以色列国会 (Yǐsèliè guóhuì)

• Dutch: Knesset (nl) m or f
• Finnish: knesset (fi)
• French: Knesset (fr) f
• Georgian: ქნესეთი (kneseti)
• German: Knesset (de) f
• Greek: Κνέσετ (Knéset)
• Hebrew: כְּנֶסֶת (he) f (knéset)
• Hindi: क्नेसेट (kneseṭ)
• Japanese: クネセト (kuneseto)
• Korean: 크네세트 (keuneseteu)
• Persian:

  Iranian Persian: کِنِسِت (keneset)

• Polish: Kneset (pl) m
• Russian: Кне́ссет m (Knɛ́ssɛt), кне́ссет (ru) m (knɛ́ssɛt)
• Ukrainian: Кне́сет m (Knéset)
• Urdu: کِنیسِت (kinesit)

German

Alternative forms

• Knesseth

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew כְּנֶסֶת (k'néset).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈknɛ.sət/, (less often) /-sɛt/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

Proper noun

die Knesset f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Knesset) or
(archaic) der Knesset m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Knesset or des Knessets)

1. the Knesset

Further reading

• “Knesset” in Duden online
• “Knesset” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Italian

Alternative forms

• knesset

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew כְּנֶסֶת (k'néset).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈknɛs.set/
• Rhymes: -ɛsset
• Hyphenation: Knès‧set

Proper noun

Knesset f (uncountable)

1. the Knesset

Further reading

• knesset in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana