בית כנסת

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בית כנסת

/beθ kăˈnɛ.sɛθ/ [beːθ kɛ̆ˈnɛː.sɛθ]
/bet‿ˈkne.set/ Modern Israeli
[be̞t‿ˈkne̞.se̞t] Modern Israeli
[be̞jt‿ˈkne̞.se̞t] Modern Israeli

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From בֵּית־ (bet-, “house of”) + כְּנֶסֶת (k'néset, “congregating, meeting”). Compare Aramaic בֵּי כּנִישׁתָּא (bē knīštā, “synagogue”).

noun בֵּית כְּנֶסֶת · bet k'néset · בָּתֵּי כְּנֶסֶת · ביה״כ · בי״כ

Judaism, countable synagogue כמה בתי כנסת יש בשכונה הזאת?
Similar: מִקְדָּשׁ מְעַט

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MLA

"בית כנסת." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%91%D7%99%D7%AA%20%D7%9B%D7%A0%D7%A1%D7%AA. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

בית כנסת. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%91%D7%99%D7%AA%20%D7%9B%D7%A0%D7%A1%D7%AA

Chicago

"בית כנסת." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%91%D7%99%D7%AA%20%D7%9B%D7%A0%D7%A1%D7%AA.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {בית כנסת},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%91%D7%99%D7%AA%20%D7%9B%D7%A0%D7%A1%D7%AA},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}