Bet kneset (בית כנסת) means synagogue in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
בֵּית כְּנֶסֶת
bet kneset
noun · masculine
In English
synagogue
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Bet kneset.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1בית תפילה ליהודים.
The word Bet kneset is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- בֵּית כְּנֶסֶת
- Written without vowel points
- בית כנסת
- Said
- bet kneset
- Root
- כ־נ־ס
- Plural
- בָּתֵּי כְּנֶסֶת או בָּתֵּי כְּנֶסִיּוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' בָּתֵּי כְּנֶסֶת או בָּתֵּי כְּנֶסִיּוֹת
- Gematria
- 942
This is how Bet kneset is said in other languages.
- English
- synagogue
- Arabic
- كنيس
- Russian
- синагога
- German
- Synagoge
These words mean nearly the same as Bet kneset.
- מקדש מעט
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Bet kneset comes from the root כ־נ־ס, like these words.
These words come before and after Bet kneset in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Bet kneset.
What does Bet kneset (בית כנסת) mean in Hebrew?
Bet kneset (בית כנסת) means synagogue. It is said bet kneset, with the stress on kne.
What is a synonym for Bet kneset (בית כנסת)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Bet kneset (בית כנסת) are מקדש מעט.
Is Bet kneset (בית כנסת) masculine or feminine?
The word Bet kneset (בית כנסת) is a masculine noun, and its plural is בָּתֵּי כְּנֶסֶת או בָּתֵּי כְּנֶסִיּוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בית כנסת of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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