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Kneset (כנסת) means Knesset in Hebrew.

It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

כְּנֶסֶת
kneset
noun · feminine
In English

Knesset

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with כ

The dictionary gives 6 meanings for Kneset.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    התקבצות של אנשים לשם מטרה מסוימת.
  2. 2
    עם ישראל.
  3. 3
    בהשאלהבית הבחירה; בית המקדש.
  4. 4
    בהשאלהבית המחוקקים של מדינת ישראל הנמצא בירושלים. במשמעות זו נהוג להשתמש בה"א הידיעה: הכנסת.
  5. 5
    אספה, כינוס, התקבצות, ועידה, עצרת, פורום, מסגרת
  6. 6
    הפרלמנט הישראלי, בית המורשים, בית הנבחרים הישראלי, בית המחוקקים הישראלי

The word Kneset is a feminine noun.

Written with vowel points
כְּנֶסֶת
Written without vowel points
כנסת
Said
kneset
Root
כ־נ־ס
Pattern
קְטֶלֶת
Plural
כְּנָסוֹת
Inflections
כְּנֶסֶת־; ר' כְּנָסוֹת, כִּנְסוֹת־
Gematria
530

This is how Kneset is said in other languages.

English
Knesset
Arabic
الكنيست
Russian
Кнессет
French
Knesset
Spanish
Knéset

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These words rhyme with Kneset.

The word Kneset is part of these phrases and sayings.

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The word Kneset comes from the root כ־נ־ס, like these words.

These words come before and after Kneset in the dictionary.

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What does Kneset (⁨כנסת⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Kneset (⁨כנסת⁩) means Knesset. It is said kneset, with the stress on kne.

What is a synonym for Kneset (⁨כנסת⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Kneset (⁨כנסת⁩) are ⁨אספה⁩, ⁨כינוס⁩, ⁨התקבצות⁩, ⁨ועידה⁩, ⁨עצרת⁩, and ⁨פורום⁩.

What rhymes with Kneset (⁨כנסת⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Kneset (⁨כנסת⁩) include ⁨לסת⁩, ⁨מרפסת⁩, ⁨אפרכסת⁩, ⁨קשקשת⁩, ⁨כסת⁩, and ⁨תופסת⁩.

Is Kneset (⁨כנסת⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Kneset (⁨כנסת⁩) is a feminine noun, and its plural is ⁨כְּנָסוֹת⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry 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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