Where does “בית כנסת” come from?
בית כנסת (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew כְּנֶסֶת — congregating, meeting.
בית כנסת (Hebrew): synagogue
Definitions
- synagogue
Ancestry of “בית כנסת”, step by step
בית כנסת traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hebrew כְּנֶסֶת
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hebrew | כְּנֶסֶת | congregating, meeting |
via Hebrew בֵּית־
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hebrew | בֵּית־ | — |