Meanings
- 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 20261 more example
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
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Hebrewכְּנֶסֶת
- EnglishKnesset
Borrowed from Hebrew כְּנֶסֶת (k'néset, literally “assembly”).
More words from Hebrew
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Arabic الْكِنِيسِت, كِنِيسِت
- الْكِنِيسِت (al-kinīsit)the Israeli parliament
- كِنِيسِت (kinīsit)the Israeli parliament
Chinese Mandarin 以色列國會 /以色列国会
- 以色列國會 /以色列国会 (Yǐsèliè guóhuì)the Israeli parliament
Dutch Knesset
- Knessetthe Israeli parliament
Finnish knesset
- knessetthe Israeli parliament
French Knesset
- Knessetthe Israeli parliament
German Knesset
- Knessetthe Israeli parliament
Greek Κνέσετ
- Κνέσετ (Knéset)the Israeli parliament
Hebrew כְּנֶסֶת
- כְּנֶסֶת (knéset)the Israeli parliament
Hindi क्नेसेट
- क्नेसेट (kneseṭ)the Israeli parliament
Japanese クネセト
- クネセト (kuneseto)the Israeli parliament
Korean 크네세트
- 크네세트 (keuneseteu)the Israeli parliament
Polish Kneset
- Knesetthe Israeli parliament
Russian Кне́ссет, кне́ссет
- Кне́ссет (Knɛ́ssɛt)the Israeli parliament
- кне́ссет (knɛ́ssɛt)the Israeli parliament
Ukrainian Кне́сет
- Кне́сет (Knéset)the Israeli parliament
Urdu کِنیسِت
- کِنیسِت (kinesit)the Israeli parliament
Cite this entry
Knesset. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Knesset
“Knesset.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Knesset. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Knesset,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Knesset.
Source: Knesset on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.