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כנסת
KNE-set
Phonetics · KNE-set
Parliament of Israel (biblical root: gather).
"Parliament" — the "gathering": the same root that gives synagogue (beit knesset) its name.
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Reviewed 2026-07-30
Deep records on the same shelf — from scripture to street
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