Knesset

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

• IPA^(key): /kəˈnɛs.ət/, /kəˈnɛs.ɛt/, (Hebraized) /ˈknɛs-/, (rare) /ˈnɛs-/

  • Audio (US):

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(the) Knesset

1. The Israeli parliament, located in Jerusalem.
   • 2015 December 20, Oren Liebermann, “Silvan Shalom, Israel’s interior minister, quitting amid harassment accusations”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     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.

   • 2023 November 6, Peter Beaumont, Bethan McKernan, “Israeli troops encircle Gaza City and expected to enter in force within 48 hours”, in The Guardian‎^[2], →ISSN:

     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.

• Much predominantly used with the definite article, but occasionally without it.

• Knesseth

Borrowed from Hebrew כְּנֶסֶת (k'néset).

• IPA^(key): /ˈknɛ.sət/, (less often) /-sɛt/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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die Knesset f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Knesset) or
(archaic) der Knesset m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Knesset or des Knessets)

1. the Knesset

• “Knesset” in Duden online
• “Knesset” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

• knesset

Borrowed from Hebrew כְּנֶסֶת (k'néset).

• IPA^(key): /ˈknɛs.set/^[1]
• Rhymes: -ɛsset
• Hyphenation: Knès‧set

Knesset f (uncountable)

1. the Knesset

• knesset in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana