English Explanatory Dictionary

Knesset

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The Israeli parliament, located in Jerusalem.

Pronunciation

/kəˈnɛs.ət/ /kəˈnɛs.ɛt/ /ˈknɛs-/ /ˈnɛs-/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-JutishMale-Knesset.wav

Word forms

Knesset the Knesset

Etymology

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

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