כנסת

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
כ־נ־ס

From the root כ־נ־ס (k-n-s).

Pronunciation

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.

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Proper noun

הַכְּנֶסֶת (hak'néset)

  1. The Knesset, the Israeli Parliament.

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References

  • 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.
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