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語源

Borrowed from Hebrew כְּנֶסֶת (k'néset, literally “assembly”).

発音

• IPA: /kəˈnɛs.ət/, /kəˈnɛs.ɛt/, (Hebraized) /ˈknɛs-/, (rare) /ˈnɛs-/

固有名詞

Knesset or the Knesset

1. The Israeli parliament, located in Jerusalem.
   • 2015 December 20, Oren Liebermann, “Silvan Shalom, Israel’s interior minister, quitting amid harassment accusations”, in CNN‎, archived from the original on 13 February 2026:

     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.

   • 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 1 February 2024:

     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.

使用する際の注意点

• Much predominantly used with the definite article, but occasionally without it.