Shalom one and all, What does Synagogue mean in Hebrew? The short answer is: nothing. While genuinely a Jewish institution, the word itself is not in Hebrew, but rather, Greek. Just like thousands of other loanwords, this word made its way into dozens of other languages. The word synagogue is never actually mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, but is frequently mentioned in the New Testament collection. When we translate the word synagogue to Hebrew, the phrase we use to communicate this idea is “Beit Knesset” which literally means, “House of meeting.” If this sounds somewhat familiar it is most likely because you recognize the word “Knesset “which is the name used for Israeli parliament. So what does Synagogue mean in Greek? Like its Hebrew counterpart, it simply means “meeting” or “gathering.”
Posted on: Sun, 26 Jan 2014 09:45:26 +0000
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