Knesset

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Knesset

/kəˈnɛs.ət/
/kəˈnɛs.ɛt/
/ˈknɛs-/
/ˈnɛs-/ rare

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

proper noun Knesset · the Knesset

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.

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name the Israeli parliament

한국어	크네세트 keuneseteu
日本語	クネセト kuneseto
中文	以色列國會 /以色列国会 Yǐsèliè guóhuì
हिन्दी	क्नेसेट kneseṭ
Français	Knesset
Deutsch	Knesset
Ελληνικά	Κνέσετ Knéset
Русский	Кне́ссет Knɛ́ssɛt, кне́ссет knɛ́ssɛt
العربية	الْكِنِيسِت al-kinīsit, كِنِيسِت kinīsit
עברית	כְּנֶסֶת knéset

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@misc{knesset_2026,
  title = {Knesset},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/knesset},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}