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Knesset en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˈnɛs-/ (rare)
• /ˈknɛs-/ Hebraized
• /kəˈnɛs.ɛt/
• /kəˈnɛs.ət/

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. The Israeli parliament, located in Jerusalem.
   • Shalom has been a member of Knesset since 1992, serving in a number of different ministries, including science and technology, finance, foreign affairs, and most recently, the interior. 2015 December 20, Oren Liebermann, “Silvan Shalom, Israel’s interior minister, quitting amid harassment accusations”, in CNN, archived from the original on 13 Feb 2026:
   • On Tuesday, a month since they were abducted, families of those kidnapped are expected to protest at the Western Wall plaza in Jerusalem, the holiest site in Judaism, as well as at the Knesset, over what they say are inadequate efforts to reach a deal with Hamas to release their loved ones. 2023 November 6, Peter Beaumont, Bethan McKernan, “Israeli troops encircle Gaza City and expected to enter in force within 48 hours”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 01 Feb 2024:

Forms

Translations (22)

fa-ira کِنِسِت (the Israeli parliament) · fr Knesset (the Israeli parliament) · uk Кне́сет (the Israeli parliament) · ru Кне́ссет (the Israeli parliament) · ru кне́ссет (the Israeli parliament) · ar الْكِنِيسِت (the Israeli parliament) · el Κνέσετ (the Israeli parliament) · ka ქნესეთი (the Israeli parliament) · nl Knesset (the Israeli parliament) · be Кнэ́сет (the Israeli parliament) · hy Քնեսեթ (the Israeli parliament) · he כְּנֶסֶת (the Israeli parliament) · ar كِنِيسِت (the Israeli parliament) · ko 크네세트 (the Israeli parliament) · ja クネセト (the Israeli parliament) · cmn 以色列國會 /以色列国会 (the Israeli parliament) · be Кнэ́сэт (the Israeli parliament) · de Knesset (the Israeli parliament) · ur کِنیسِت (the Israeli parliament) · pl Kneset (the Israeli parliament) · fi knesset (the Israeli parliament) · hi क्नेसेट (the Israeli parliament)