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כנסת

KNE-set

Phonetics · KNE-set

Parliament of Israel (biblical root: gather).

Register: formalPart of speech: noun (f.)Hebrew (עברית, Ivrit)Root כ.נ.ס ("gather")

"Parliament", the "gathering": the same root that gives synagogue (beit knesset) its name.

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Reviewed 2026-07-30

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