"בית כנסת" meaning in Hebrew

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q9288 (heb)-YaronSh-בית כנסת.wav Forms: בֵּית כְּנֶסֶת [canonical], bet knéset [romanization], בָּתֵּי כְּנֶסֶת [indefinite, plural]
Etymology: From בֵּית־ (bet-, “house of”) + כְּנֶסֶת (knéset, “congregating, meeting”). Head templates: {{he-noun|g=m|pl=בָּתֵּי כְּנֶסֶת|tr=bet knéset|wv=בֵּית כְּנֶסֶת}} בֵּית כְּנֶסֶת • (bet knéset) m (plural indefinite [בֵּית]]_כְּנֶסֶת " lang="he">בָּתֵּי כְּנֶסֶת)
  1. (countable, Judaism) synagogue Wikipedia link: he:בית כנסת Tags: Judaism, countable Categories (place): Places of worship Synonyms: מִקְדָּשׁ מְעַט [dated] [flowery, lifestyle]
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "langcode": "he",
          "name": "Judaism",
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        },
        {
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          "english": "How many synagogues are there in this neighborhood?",
          "roman": "káma batéi knéset yesh bash'khuná hazót?",
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          "topics": [
            "flowery",
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          ],
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        }
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      "tags": [
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    },
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        "Hebrew noun entries missing plural construct forms",
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          "roman": "káma batéi knéset yesh bash'khuná hazót?",
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      ],
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          ],
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            "flowery",
            "lifestyle"
          ],
          "word": "מִקְדָּשׁ מְעַט"
        }
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        "Judaism",
        "countable"
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}

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