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Where does “סנהדרין” come from?

סנהדרין (Hebrew) comes from Ancient Greek συνέδριον, from Ancient Greek σῠ́νεδρος, from Ancient Greek σῠν-, from Ancient Greek σύν, from Proto-Hellenic *ksún.

סנהדרין (Hebrew): Sanhedrin

Definitions

  1. Sanhedrin

Ancestry of “סנהדרין”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσυνέδριονcouncil
2Ancient Greekσῠ́νεδροςsitting together
3Ancient Greekσῠν-together; with, together
4Ancient Greekσύνbeside, with
5Proto-Hellenic*ksún—

Words derived from “סנהדרין”

  • Sanhedrin
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