בית כנסת

Hebrew

Etymology
Roots
ב־י־ת‎ (b-y-t)
כ־נ־ס‎ (k-n-s)

From בֵּית־‎ (beit-, “house of”) + כְּנֶסֶת‎ (k'néset, “congregating, meeting”).

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Noun

בֵּית כְּנֶסֶת‎ • (beit k'néset) m (plural indefinite בָּתֵּי כְּנֶסֶת‎)

  1. synagogue
    ‏כמה בתי כנסת יש בשכונה הזאת?‎‎
    káma batéi knéset yesh ba-sh'khoná ha-zót?
    How many synagogues are there in this neighborhood?

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